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There are several verbs that require a [[Pronouns.Rf01 | reflexive pronoun]]: the so-called reflexive verbs. Examples are ''zich herinneren'' (to recall), ''zich verslapen'' (to oversleep), ''zich vergissen'' (to be mistaken), and ''zich ergeren'' to be annoyed).

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''Zich verslapen'' (to oversleep):
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(:table class="gray" width="90%" align="center" cellspacing="0":)
(:cellnr width="50%" class="gray":)Ik verslaap '''me'''. 
(:cell class="gray":) wij verslapen '''ons'''
(:cellnr class="gray":)jij verslaapt '''je'''
(:cell class="gray":)jullie verslapen '''je'''
(:cellnr class="gray":)hij verslaapt '''zich'''
(:cell class="gray":)zij verslapen '''zich'''
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The reflexive pronoun is always placed immediately after the FF, whether or not the finite verb is the reflexive verb that the reflexive pronoun relates to. That is, the reflexive verb may be part of the OV (at the very right side), but its pronoun will be placed immediately after the FF (left side).

''Zich herinneren'' (to recall):

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(:table border='0' align='center' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='5' width='99%':)
(:cellnr width='33%' class='top' align='left':)Left
(:cell width='34%' colspan='2' class='top' align='center':)Middle
(:cell width='33%' class='top' align='right':)Right
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(:table class='wo' border='0' align='center' cellspacing='1' cellpadding='5' width='99%':)
(:cellnr class='yellow':)[[04 | FF]]
(:cell class='yellow':)[[05 | RP]]
(:cell class='orange':)[[16 | DIROB]]
(:cell class='orange':)[[14 | MANNER]]
(:cell class='blue':)[[24 | OV]]
(:cellnr class='yellow':)Ik kan
(:cell class='yellowbold':)me
(:cell class='orange':)dat voorval
(:cell class='orange':)niet goed
(:cell class='bluebold':)herinneren
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(:table class='wo' border='1' align='center' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='5' width='99%':)
(:cellnr colspan="5" class="translation":)I cannot recall that incident very well 
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''Zich wassen'' (to wash oneself):
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(:table border='0' align='center' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='5' width='99%':)
(:cellnr width='33%' class='top' align='left':)Left
(:cell width='34%' colspan='2' class='top' align='center':)Middle
(:cell width='33%' class='top' align='right':)Right
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(:table class='wo' border='0' align='center' cellspacing='1' cellpadding='5' width='99%':)
(:cellnr class='yellow':)[[04 | FF]]
(:cell class='yellow':)[[05 | RP]]
(:cell class='orange':)[[13 | TIME]]
(:cell class='orange':)[[14 |MANNER]]
(:cell class='blue':)[[24 | OV]]
(:cellnr class='yellow':)Hij heeft
(:cell class='yellowbold':)zich
(:cell class='orange':)nog nooit
(:cell class='orange':)met zeep
(:cell class='bluebold':)gewassen
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(:table class='wo' border='1' align='center' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='5' width='99%':)
(:cellnr class="translation":)He has never washed himself with soap 
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''Zich wijden aan'' (to dedicate oneself to):
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(:table border='0' align='center' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='5' width='99%':)
(:cellnr width='33%' class='top' align='left':)Left
(:cell width='34%' colspan='2' class='top' align='center':)Middle
(:cell width='33%' class='top' align='right':)Right
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(:table class='wo' border='0' align='center' cellspacing='1' cellpadding='5' width='99%':)
(:cellnr class='yellow':)[[04 | FF]]
(:cell class='yellow':)[[05 | RP]]
(:cell class='orange':)[[28 | MISC]]
(:cell class='blue':)[[24 | OV]]
(:cellnr class='yellow':)Wij hebben
(:cell class='yellowbold':)ons
(:cell class='orange':)aan het schrijven van een boek
(:cell class='bluebold':)gewijd
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(:table class='wo' border='1' align='center' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='5' width='99%':)
(:cellnr class="translation":)We have dedicated ourselves to writing a book. 
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In all the above examples, the reflexive pronoun relates to a reflexive verb in the OV. There are no reflexive auxiliary verbs, which means that the reflexive verb is always the independent verb in a clause. If there are any OV, the reflexive verb  is inevitably part of it.

If we phrase the last example as a clause without OV, we will find that the reflexive pronoun immediately follows after the reflexive verb:
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(:cellnr width='33%' class='top' align='left':)Left
(:cell width='34%' colspan='2' class='top' align='center':)Middle
(:cell width='33%' class='top' align='right':)Right
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(:table class='wo' border='0' align='center' cellspacing='1' cellpadding='5' width='99%':)
(:cellnr class='yellow':)[[04 | FF]]
(:cell class='yellow':)[[05 | RP]]
(:cell class='orange':)[[28 | MISC]]
(:cell class='blue':)[[24 | OV]]
(:cellnr class='yellow':)We '''wijdden'''
(:cell class='yellowbold':)ons
(:cell class='orange':)aan het schrijven van een boek
(:cell class='blue':)---
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(:table class='wo' border='1' align='center' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='5' width='99%':)
(:cellnr class='translation':)We  dedicated ourselves to writing a book.
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