Previously, I wrote about the verbs that are going to use SE either always or in certain meanings. As you might remember, there is a small group of verbs that is going to use SE every time. Here, we are going to list the verbs that are inevitably use particle SE around them.
Reflexive-only verbs (or absolute reflexive verbs) are those that exist exclusively alongside the particle SE. They usually express feelings, behavior, mutual actions, or are verbs with the prefix NA- that indicate an action has been carried out to its absolute limit or to the point of saturation.
The list of Serbian verbs that uses SE every time:
| The verb in Serbian | English translation | The use in a sentence | The case it requires |
| diviti se, divim se | to admire | Divim se svim upornim ljudima. | dative |
| obratiti se, obratim se | to talk to | Obratio sam se institucijama koje su nadležne za moj problem. | dative |
| bojati se, bojim se | to be afraid of | Bojim se nepoznatih ljudi. | genitive |
| plašiti se, plašim se | to be afraid of | Da li se plašiš pasa? | genitive |
| smejati se, smejem se | to laugh, to smile | Smejem se često. | / |
| nadati se, nadam se | to hope | Nadam se boljim vremenima. | dative |
| radovati se, radujem se | to be joyful for | Radujem se tvom rođendanu. | dative |
| zaljubiti se, zaljubim se | to fall in love | Zaljubio sam se u tebe. | u + accusative |
| kajati se, kajem se | to repent | Kajem se što sam to rekao. | / |
| zgražavati se, zgražavam se | to be disgusted | Zgražavam se zbog te ideje. | optional |
| truditi se, trudim se | to put an effort, to try | Trudimo se da budemo bolji ljudi. | / |
| sećati se, sećam se | to remember | Da li se sećaš svog detinjstva? | genitive |
| boriti se, borim se | to fight | Borimo se protiv kriminala. | optional |
| smrkavati se, smrkava se | to get dark | Smrkava se sva kasnije u junu. | / |
| dogoditi se, dogodim se | to happen | Šta se dogodilo juče? | optional |
| desiti se, desim se | to happen | Šta se dogodilo juče? | optional |
| baviti se, bavim se | to be engaged in | Čime se bavite? | instrumental |
| ponositi se, ponosim se | to be proud of | Ponosan sam na svoje uspehe. | na+ accusative |
| rukovati se, rukujem se | to shake hands | Rukovali smo se pre satanka. | / |
| sastati se, sastajem se | to meet | Sastali smo se u njenoj kancelariji. | optional |
| najesti se, najedem se | to eat until full | Najeli smo se palačinki. | genitive |
| napiti se, napijem se | to get one’s fill of drinking water | Napili smo se vode pre ručka. | genitive |
| stideti se, stidim se | to be ashamed of | Stidimo se svojih grešaka. | genitive |
| crveneti se, crvenim se | to blush | Crvene se kad lažu. | / |
| takmičiti se, takmičim se | to compete | Takmičile su se dve ekipe. | / |
| svađati se, svađam se | to argue | Svađam se retko. | optional |
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