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despertarse

verbBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “despertarse” mean in English?

  1. to wake up

Example sentences

  • Me despierto a las siete.

    I wake up at seven.

  • Mi hijo se despierta temprano.

    My son wakes up early.

  • Nos despertamos cansados.

    We wake up tired.

How to use it

Despertarse means 'to wake up'. Reflexive verb (acting on oneself); requires me/te/se/nos/os/se. Stem change e→ie: me despierto.

Common mistake

Reflexive: don't drop the pronoun. 'Me despierto', not 'despierto' (which would mean 'I wake [someone else] up').

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 16.