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What does 'acostarse' mean?
What does 'acostarse' mean?
- to wake up
- to go to bed (correct)
- to take a shower
- to eat
What does 'afeitarse' mean?
What does 'afeitarse' mean?
- to shave (correct)
- to get dressed
- to brush hair
- to wash oneself
What does 'bañarse' mean?
What does 'bañarse' mean?
- to brush teeth
- to take a bath (correct)
- to go to bed
- to comb hair
What does 'cepillarse' mean?
What does 'cepillarse' mean?
What does 'despertarse' mean?
What does 'despertarse' mean?
What does 'dormirse' mean?
What does 'dormirse' mean?
What does 'ducharse' mean?
What does 'ducharse' mean?
What does 'lavarse' mean?
What does 'lavarse' mean?
What does 'levantarse' mean?
What does 'levantarse' mean?
What does 'maquillarse' mean?
What does 'maquillarse' mean?
What does 'peinarse' mean?
What does 'peinarse' mean?
What does 'ponerse' mean?
What does 'ponerse' mean?
What does 'secarse' mean?
What does 'secarse' mean?
What does 'quitarse' mean?
What does 'quitarse' mean?
What does 'vestirse' mean?
What does 'vestirse' mean?
What does 'aburrir' mean?
What does 'aburrir' mean?
What does 'aburrirse' mean?
What does 'aburrirse' mean?
What does 'acordar' mean?
What does 'acordar' mean?
What does 'acordarse (de)' mean?
What does 'acordarse (de)' mean?
What does 'comer' mean?
What does 'comer' mean?
What does 'comerse' mean?
What does 'comerse' mean?
What does 'dormir' mean?
What does 'dormir' mean?
What does 'dormirse' mean?
What does 'dormirse' mean?
What does 'ir' mean?
What does 'ir' mean?
What does 'irse (de)' mean?
What does 'irse (de)' mean?
What does 'llevar' mean?
What does 'llevar' mean?
What does 'llevarse' mean?
What does 'llevarse' mean?
What does 'mudar' mean?
What does 'mudar' mean?
What does 'mudarse' mean?
What does 'mudarse' mean?
What does 'parecer' mean?
What does 'parecer' mean?
What does 'parecerse (a)' mean?
What does 'parecerse (a)' mean?
What does 'poner' mean?
What does 'poner' mean?
What does 'quitar' mean?
What does 'quitar' mean?
What does 'acercarse (a)' mean?
What does 'acercarse (a)' mean?
What does 'arrepentirse (de)' mean?
What does 'arrepentirse (de)' mean?
What does 'atreverse (a)' mean?
What does 'atreverse (a)' mean?
What does 'convertirse (en)' mean?
What does 'convertirse (en)' mean?
What does 'darse cuenta (de)' mean?
What does 'darse cuenta (de)' mean?
What does 'enterarse (de)' mean?
What does 'enterarse (de)' mean?
What does 'fijarse (en)' mean?
What does 'fijarse (en)' mean?
What does 'morirse (de)' mean?
What does 'morirse (de)' mean?
What does 'olvidarse (de)' mean?
What does 'olvidarse (de)' mean?
What does 'preocuparse (por)' mean?
What does 'preocuparse (por)' mean?
What does 'quejarse (de)' mean?
What does 'quejarse (de)' mean?
What does 'sorprendarse (de)' mean?
What does 'sorprendarse (de)' mean?
Study Notes
Reflexive Verbs in Spanish
- Reflexive verbs indicate that the subject performs an action on themselves.
- Commonly used in daily routines and self-care activities.
Common Reflexive Verbs and Meanings
- acostarse: to go to bed
- afeitarse: to shave
- bañarse: to take a bath
- cepillarse: to brush (teeth or hair)
- despertarse: to wake up
- dormirse: to go to sleep
- ducharse: to take a shower
- lavarse: to wash (oneself)
- levantarse: to get up
- maquillarse: to put on makeup
- peinarse: to comb (hair)
- ponerse: to put on (clothing)
- secarse: to dry off
- quitarse: to take off (clothing)
- vestirse: to get dressed
Additional Reflexive Verbs with Different Contexts
- aburrirse: to get bored, while aburrir means to bore.
- acordarse (de): to remember, whereas acordar means to agree.
- comerse: to eat up, differentiating from comer which means to eat.
- dormirse has dual meanings: to fall asleep and to go to sleep.
- irse (de): to go away (from), adding a sense of departure.
- llevarse: to carry away, a reflexive form of llevar.
- mudarse: to move (change residence), relating to relocation.
Reflexive Actions Indicating Change and Realization
- acercarse (a): to approach, demonstrating movement towards something.
- arrepentirse (de): to repent, expressing emotional change.
- atreverse (a): to dare (to), indicating a challenge.
- convertirse (en): to become, denoting transformation.
- darse cuenta (de): to realize, a moment of clarity.
- enterarse (de): to find out (about), revealing new information.
- fijarse (en): to take notice (of), emphasizing observation.
Emotional and Relational Reflexive Verbs
- morirse (de): to die (of), often used for emotional states.
- olvidarse (de): to forget (about), indicating neglect or lapse in memory.
- preocuparse (por): to worry (about), representing concern for others.
- quejarse (de): to complain (about), expressing dissatisfaction.
- sorprenderse (de): to be surprised (about), highlighting unexpected reactions.
Note on Usage
- Reflexive verbs are conjugated in accordance with the subject, matching the form of the pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os).
- Important in daily conversations to express personal actions and experiences.
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