What do reflexive verbs in Spanish indicate?

Actions happening to multiple people

Actions without any relevance

Actions being reflected back to the subject

Actions done by someone else

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Reflexive verbs in Spanish indicate actions being reflected back to the subject. This means that the subject of the verb is also the recipient of the action. For example, in the phrase "me lavo" (I wash myself), "me" indicates that the subject (I) is performing the action (washing) on themselves.