Editing Reflexive verb (section)

===Reciprocal===
{{see also|Reciprocal pronoun}}
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"Reciprocal" reflexive denotes that the agents perform the mutual actions among themselves, as in English constructions using "each other". In most cases, the transitive verbs are also used.
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!Language
!Examples
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!English
|Мary and Peter ''kiss'' [each other].
|Mary ''kisses'' Peter.
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!French
|{{lang|fr|Marie et Pierre ''s'embrassent''|italic=unset}}
|{{lang|fr|Marie ''embrasse'' Pierre|italic=unset}}
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!Spanish
|María y Pedro ''se besan'' (Infinitive: besarse).
|María ''besa'' a Pedro.
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!Portuguese
|A Maria e o Pedro ''beijam-se'' (Verb: beijar).
|A Maria ''beija'' o Pedro.
|-
!Italian
|Maria e Pietro ''si baciano''.
|Maria ''bacia'' Pietro.
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!Catalan
|La Maria i en Pere ''es fan un petó''.
|La Maria ''fa un petó'' {{not a typo|a}} en Pere.
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!Galician
|María e Pedro ''bícanse''.
|María ''bica'' a Pedro.
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!Romanian
|Мaria și Petre ''se sărută''.
|Maria ''sărută'' pe Petre.
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!Serbo-Croatian
|Marija i Petar ''se ljube''.
|Marija ''ljubi'' Petra.
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!Slovene
|Marija in Petar ''se poljubita''.
|Marija ''poljubi'' Petra.
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!Bulgarian
|Мария и Петър ''се целуват.''<br>{{translit|bg|Mariya i Petăr ''se celuvat.''}}
|Мария ''целува'' Петър.<br>{{translit|bg|Mariya ''celuva'' Petăr.}}
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!Polish
|Maria i Piotr ''się całują''.
|Maria ''całuje'' Piotra.
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!Russian
|Мария и Пётр ''целуются''.<br>{{translit|ru|Marija i Pjotr ''celujutsja''.}}
|Мария ''целуeт'' Петрa.<br>{{translit|ru|Marija ''celujet'' Petra.}}
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!Danish
|Maria og Peter ''kysser hinanden''.
|Maria ''kysser'' Peter.
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!German
|Maria und Peter ''küssen sich'' (/'' küssen  einander)''.
|Maria ''küsst'' Peter.
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!Lithuanian
|Marija ir Petras ''bučiuojasi''.
|Marija ''bučiuoja'' Petrą.
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!Hebrew
|מאיה ופאר ''מתנשקים.''<br>{{translit|he|Maya ve-Pe'er ''mitnashkim.''}}
|מאיה ''מנשקת'' את פאר.<br>{{translit|he|Maya ''menasheket'' et Pe'er.}}
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In modern Scandinavian languages, the passive (or more properly [[mediopassive]]) voice is used for medial, especially reciprocal, constructions. Some examples from Danish are:

:''Maria og Peter skændes''; "Mary and Peter are bickering", lit. "Mary and Peter are scolded by each other."

:''Maria og Peter blev forlovet''; "Mary and Peter got engaged [to each other]."

(The hypothetical form **kysses (kiss each other) is not often&mdash;if ever&mdash;seen in Danish; however, it will likely be understood by most native speakers, indicating that the mediopassive voice is still at the very least potentially productive in Danish. An expression like "de kysses uafladeligt" (they kiss each other all the time) could very well be used for humorous purposes.)