Modern Spanish Syntax: Chapter 6 Flashcards
1
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I cured myself
A
Yo me cure
2
Q
Mary dressed the child
A
Maria vistio al nino
3
Q
Mary dressed herself
A
Maria se vistio
4
Q
I can’t explain it to him
A
No se lo puedo explicar
5
Q
I can’t explain it to myself
A
No me lo puedo explicar
6
Q
She bathed (herself) before dressing
A
Ella se bano antes de vestirse
7
Q
He cut himself while shaving
A
Se corto al afeitarse
8
Q
Maria defended herself
A
Maria se defendio
9
Q
You judge yourself inaccurately
A
Te juzgas mal
10
Q
I bought the books for myself
A
Me compre los libros
11
Q
He bought the books for me
A
Me compro los libros
12
Q
I broke my leg
A
Me rompi la pierna
13
Q
He broke my leg when he collided with me
A
Me rompio la pierna al chocarme
14
Q
She kept the letter for herself
A
Se guardo la carta
15
Q
He kept the letter for her
A
Le guardo la carta
16
Q
He cannot allow himself that luxury
A
No se puede permitir ese lujo
17
Q
I told myself: this has to come to an end
A
Yo me dije a mi misma: esto tiene que acabar
18
Q
I bought myself several things
A
Me compre varias cosas
19
Q
She made herself a dress
A
Se hizo un vestido
20
Q
He found himself a job
A
Se consiguio un trabajo
21
Q
He removed the bandage (from himself)
A
Se quito la venda
22
Q
Take those clothes off (yourself)
A
Sacate esa ropa
23
Q
John washed his hands
A
Juan se lavo las manos
24
Q
He broke his arm
A
El se rompio el brazo
25
Take your coat off
Quitate el saco
26
Put your gloves on
Ponte los guantes
27
She ruined her nails
Se estropeo las unas
28
She does not make up her eyes
No se pinta los ojos
29
She kept the letter (for herself)
Se guardo la carta
30
I'll take the medicine (for my benefit) since you insist
Me tomare la medicina, ya que insistes
31
He took the liberty of entering without announcing himself
Se tomo la libertad de entrar sin anunciarse
32
He ate it all up
Se lo comio todo
33
I had a dress made (for myself)
Me hice un vestido
34
He had his hair cut
Se corto el pelo
35
They praise themselves
Ellos se alaban a si mismos
36
We know ourselves well
Nosotros nos conocemos bien a nosotros mismos
37
They praise one another
Ellos se alaban el uno al otro
38
We know each other well
Nosotros nos conocemos bien la una a la otra
39
We met every Saturday
Nos encontrabamos todos los sabados
40
They kissed each other and parted
Se besaron unos a los otros y partieron
41
They cannot live without each other
No pueden vivir el uno sin el otro
*intransitive verb
42
They were born for each other
Nacieron el uno para el otro
*intransitive verb
43
They exist only for each other
Existen el uno para el otro
*intransitive verb
44
to dare
atreverse a
45
to ascertain
cerciorarse de
46
Your words astonish me
Tus palabras me asombran
47
She was astonished by his words
Ella se asombro al oir sus palabras
48
Adjust the air-conditioner
Ajusta el aire-acondicionado
49
You have to adjust to that change
Tienes que ajustarte a ese cambio
50
The manager has improved working conditions
El gerente ha mejorado las condiciones de trabajo
51
She has improved
Ella se ha mejorado
52
You offended her
La ofendiste
53
She got offended
Ella se ofendio
54
She was offended by his lack of courtesy
Ella se ofendio por su falta de cortesia
55
You made her angry
La hiciste enojar
56
She was angered by your flirting with other women
Ella se enojo por tus flirteos con otras mujeres.
57
His health worries me
Me preocupa su salud
58
I worry on the account of his health
Me preocupo por su salud
59
She felt the cold marble under her feet
Sintio el marmol frio bajo sus pies
60
She felt ill
Se sintio mal (enferma)
61
Later she lied down to rest
Luego se acosto ella a descansar
62
Don't lift the suitcase, it is too heavy for you
No levantes la maleta, es demasiado pesada para ti
63
When the ladies come in, you have to stand up
Cuando entren las senoras, tienes que levantarte
64
Don't move that
No muevas eso
65
That child does not stop moving about
Ese nino no deja de moverse
66
to compromise
comprometer
67
Don't meddle in someone else's affairs
No te metas en asuntos ajenos
68
I left it at home (deliberately)
Lo deje en casa
69
He let out a scream (deliberately)
Lanzo un grito
70
His fever rose
Use "Se le"
Se le subio la fiebre
71
His blood pressure dropped
Use "Se le"
Se le bajo la presion
72
His eyes filled with tears
Use "Se le"
Se le llenaron los ojos de lagrimas
73
His knees were shaky
Use "Se le"
Se le doblaban las rodillas
74
His son became ill
Use "Se le"
Se le enfermo el hijo
emotional involvement of a second person
75
His wife left him
Use "Se le"
Se le fue la mujer
emotional involvement of a second person
76
Her daughter got married
Use "Se le"
Se le caso la hija
emotional involvement of a second person
77
My vase got broken
Use "Se me"
Se me rompio el jarron
emotional involvement of a second person
78
Our car broke down
Use "Se nos"
Se nos descompuso el coche
emotional involvement of a second person
79
His food got spoiled
Use "Se le"
Se le echo a perder la comida
emotional involvement of a second person
80
Don't leave for my sake
Use "Te me"
No te me vayas
emotional involvement of a second person
81
Don't get sick on me now
Use "Te me"
No te me enfermes ahora
emotional involvement of a second person
82
Don't get scared please
Use "Te me"
No te asustes, por favor
emotional involvement of a second person
83
One works a lot here
Aqui se trabaja mucho
84
In the United States one lives well
En los Estados Unidos se vive bien
85
Smoking is forbidden
Se prohibe fumar
86
It is expected that he will resign soon
Se espera que renuncie pronto
87
Either one is honest or dishonest but not both
O se es honesto o deshonesto, pero no las dos cosas
88
One is what one is meant to be
Se es lo que se debe ser
89
The poor are helped
Se ayuda a los pobres
90
Delinquents are persecuted
Se persigue a los delincuentes
91
The defendant was sentenced to five years in prison
Se condeno al acusado a cinco anos de prision
92
His proposal was rejected
Se rechazo su propuesta
93
Nothing bad is said about him
No se dice nada malo de el
94
Not many bad things are said about him
No se dicen muchas cosas malas de el
95
One adjusts to everything
Uno se acostumbra a todo
96
One is bored in this town
Uno se aburre en este pueblo
97
She adjusts to everything
Se acostumbra a todo
98
Many difficult questions were asked on the exam
Se hicieron muchas preguntas dificiles en el examen
99
He was asked many difficult questions on the exam
Se le hicieron muchas preguntas dificles en el examen
100
Explicit instructions were given
Se dieron instrucciones explicitas
101
He was given explicit instructions
Se le dieron instrucciones explicitas
102
The money was delivered
Se entrego el dinero
103
He was given the money
Se le entrego el dinero
104
The ambassador was received
Se recibio al embajador
105
They received the ambassador
Recibieron al embajador
106
The poor were helped
Se ayudo a los pobres
107
They helped the poor
Ayudaron a los pobres
108
He was given many instructions
Se le dieron muchas instrucciones
109
They gave him many instructions
Le dieron muchas instrucciones
110
I can't even explain it to myself
No me lo puedo explicar ni a mi misma
111
I bought myself a watch, and her a bracelet
A mi me compre un reloj, y a ella una pulsera
112
Artists praise themselves
Los artistas se alaban a s mismos
113
Artists praise each other
Los artistas se alaban entre si
114
She seated the guest of honor at the right of her husband
Sento a la invitada de honor a la derecha de su marido
115
She sat down next to Fernando
Se sento junto a Fernando
116
Put the envelope in my desk
Mete el sobre en mi escritorio
117
Get into bed
Metete en la cama
118
The wall got dirty
Se ensucio la pared
119
The air became polluted
Se contamino el aire
120
The streets were flooded due to rains
Se inundaron las calles con las lluvias
121
The building caved in
Se derrumbo el edificio
122
The roof of the house fell in
Se hundio el techo de la casa
123
The motor of the car broke down
Se fundio el motor del coche
124
The clock stopped
Se paro el reloj
125
The light grew dimmer and dimmer
La luz se iba haciendo mas tenua
126
During the summer the sun goes down later
En verano el sol se pone mas trade
127
The days are becoming longer
Los dias se van haciendo mas largos
128
The flowers have wilted
Las flores se han marchitado
129
History repeats itself
La historia se repite
130
Life goes by quickly
La vida se pasa rapido
131
The United States will not be intimidated by communist threats
Los Estados Unidos no se veran cohibidos por las amenazas del comunismo
132
I broke the vase
Use "Se me"
Se me rompio el jarron
133
I broke the cups
Use "Se me"
Se me rompieron los vasos
134
I have exhausted all means
Use "Se me"
Se me agotaron los recursos
135
I forgot the book
Use "Se me"
Se me olvido el libro
136
He let out a scream
Use "Se me"
Se le escapo un grito
137
I broke the vase (deliberately)
Rompi el jarron
138
I exhausted all means (deliberately)
Agote todos los recursos
139
Your egotism prevented you from thinking about anything but yourself
El egoismo te impedia pensar en otra cosa que en ti mismo
140
She had her whole family surrounding her
Tenia a toda su familia alrededor de ella
141
The child dressed herself
El nino se vistio a si mismo
142
She bought herself a dress
Se compro un traje a si misma
143
The child himself put his clothes on
El nino mismo se vistio
144
You are deceiving yourselves
Ustedes se enganan a si mismos
145
You are deceiving each other
Ustedes se enganan entre si
146
Seeing myself in that predicament, I could better understand my friend
Viendome a mi misma en ese estado comprendia mejor a mi amiga
147
Inside himself there was only hatred
Dentro de el solo habia odio
148
He is self-educated
Se educo el mismo
149
He himself does not know what he wants
El mismo no sabe lo que quiere
