ponerse enfadado/gordo/ to get angry/fat/cloudy
nublado
quedarse ciego/sordo/dormido to go blind/deaf, to fall asleep
Andrés se ha vuelto muy Andrés has become very
antipático. unfriendly.Emphatic reflexive verbs
In some cases, making a verb reflexive produces a subtle difference in
meaning that can be fully understood only after experience and careful
study. The reflexive form tends to stress the suddenness or unexpectedness
of the action, implies greater deliberateness on the part of the subject, or
simply is more emphatic.Reflexive verbs in this category may be transitive or intransitive:Caer‘to fall’Caerse‘to fall down/off’, ‘fall over’
La lluvia cayó todo el día. The rain fell all day.
Al oírlo se cayó de la silla. When he heard it he fell off
his chair.Bajar‘to go down’Bajarse‘to get down/off’, ‘bend down’
Bajaba la escalera. He was going downstairs.
(Me) bajo en la próxima I’m getting off at the next
esquina. corner.Tienes que bajarte para verlo. You must bend down to see it.Dejar ‘to leave/put’Dejarse‘to leave (behind)’
¡Déjalo aquí! Leave it here!
Me dejé el libro en el metro. I left the book on the metro.14.10.114.10
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