Reflektív

Reflektív is an adjective used in several European languages to denote reflexivity or reflectiveness. The term is most often encountered in linguistics, philosophy, education, and design. In linguistics, reflektív denotes reflexive constructions in which the subject and the object of a verb refer to the same entity. These constructions are typically formed with reflexive pronouns or reflexive verb forms; for example, English uses reflexive pronouns such as myself, yourself, himself, themselves, while other languages employ dedicated clitics or verb morphologies.

In philosophy and education, reflektív thinking describes a mode of thought that involves critical self-examination of one's assumptions, methods, and biases; in teacher training, reflective practice encourages practitioners to analyze their actions to improve practice.

In other domains, reflektív can describe materials or surfaces that reflect light, or figuratively something that reflects upon itself. The exact usage and form of the word varies by language and context, but the core idea remains tying action or content to the actor’s self or to a process of self-examination.

Etymology: reflektív derives from Latin reflexivus and its Romance-language descendants, with adaptation in several European languages. See also reflexive, reflexivity, reflexive pronoun.