reflexive verbs

Question

I have a question about reflexive verbs. In
        general I understand the concept, and I in general I know when
        to recognize the verbs. What I have trouble with is knowing when
        to use them in a sentence. For example take these two sentence:

I walk in the morning. Camino por la mañana.

I bathe in the morning.  Me baño por la mañana.
        Now I use the Google translate app and one of
          these sentences uses a reflexive verb and its pronoun and one
          does not. I don't understand the difference. I understand "I
          bathe myself in the morning" is how the translation would be
          from Spanish to English. But why does "I walk in the morning" not translate as "I walk myself in the morning". After
          all I'm not walking the dog or walking somebody else, I'm
          walking myself. Or is this just a matter of the Google
          translate app being incorrect??

Accepted Answer

Hola Harold 
As Marsha said, not all verbs are used "pronominally", i.e. with reflexive pronouns (me, te, se, nos, os, se). In any good Spanish dictionary, if you look up a verb, it will tell you if it is also used "pronominally". The meaning of the verb may change completely and used in a different context. 
If you used a virtual dictionary like "wordreference" for example, you can type the verb in Spanish and then you will see that it will also give you the verb with a -se at the end (reflexive/pronominal) if that verb can be used pronominally. Then you will see what the meaning is for each form. 
Try and type the verb "volver" here for example, and you will see also the entry for "volverse" - if you have a look at their meanings and the examples they give, you will see there are different nuances.
I hope it helps.
Saludos
Inma

Answer

The thing is not all verbs are reflexive e.g. caminar.

It's better to use a dictionary rather than Google translate because a dictionary will state whether the verb is reflexive or not. [SpanishDict or Word reference]

Answer

So, I was under the impression that almost all verbs could be reflexive, and it's more based on the situation/context.  Is this incorrect?  So, its totally based on whether the verb is  reflexive?  I have a English/Spanish dictionary and it does not list reflexive verbs.  So, I need a true Spanish Only dictionary that should specify whether or not the verb is reflexive?

Answer

I suggest using the online dictionary SpanishDict. It tells you if the verb is reflexive or not.