despertarse
verbBeginnerHigh frequency
What does “despertarse” mean in English?
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').
Topics
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Reference
This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 16.