To Become Flashcards
Changes in health or mood, and physical changes in general.
more temp
Ponerse + adj
Changes in health or mood, and physical changes in general.
more perm
Volverse + adj
Change in a person (character, personality or attitude) or a situation; ‘become/turn’
Volverse + adj
To refer to permanent physical changes (or social?), usually a little negative
Quedarse + adj
Change in profession\situation\characteristic but focuses on the path
hacerse on the change itself
Llegar a Ser + adj
combo of?: Volverse\Hacerse\Convertirse en
To turn out to be
Resultar ser + adj
pasar a Ser, terminar siendo, convertirse en (OR convertir a)
To do something to oneself; change in profession, ideology\religion, age, time, (sudden) finances
more intentional
Hacerse + adj
To do something to oneself; change in profession ideology\religion, age, time, (sudden) finances
less intentional
Volverse + adj
To convert (big change); “a MORE radical change” in personality or in profession
more radical
Convertirse en + noun
To convert (big change); “a LESS radical change” in personality or in profession
less radical
Hacerse + adj
He became very sick after drinking all the bottle.
health/phys - temp
Se puso muy enfermo después de tomar toda la botella.
I got/became ill.
health/phys - temp
Me puse enfermo.
You became/got very sad.
emo temp
Te pusiste muy triste.
She became/turned red upon seeing(/when she saw) Javier.
emo temp
Ella se puso roja al ver a Javier.
health/phys temp — when she saw = upon seeing
My dad has become(/gotten) very content/angry/nervous.
Mi padre se ha puesto muy contento/bravo/nervioso
Chris has become nervous. He needs a medication.
emo temp
Chris se ha puesto nervioso. Necesita un medicamento|calmante.
Chris has become more nervous in the last (few) years.
emo perm
Chris se ha vuelto más nervioso en los últimos años.
She became very vain at the fifteen years.
change in character/personality/attitude or a situation (not as perm)
Ella se volvió muy vanidosa/presumida a los quince años.
His attitude turned aggressive all of a sudden.
change in character/personality/attitude or a situation
Su actitud se volvió agresiva de repente.
Luis and Marta have become a boring couple.
change in character/personality/attitude or a situation
Luis y Marta se han vuelto una pareja aburrida.
Luis became deaf of small (when he was a boy).
permanent physical changes (or social?), usually a little negative
Luis se quedó sordo de pequeño.
The poor man has become paralyzed.
permanent physical changes (or social?), usually a little negative
El pobre hombre se ha quedado paralítico.
Jose became bald
permanent physical changes (or social?), usually a little negative
José se quedó calvo.
After years of training, I finally managed/achieved to become an athlete professional.
change in profession\situation\characteristic — focus on path
Después de años de entrenamiento, finalmente logré llegar a ser un atleta profesional.
combo of?: Volverse\Hacerse\Convertirse en
Children that(/who) strive in the school can become people successful in the future.
change in profession\situation\characteristic — focus on path
Los niños que se esfuerzan en la escuela pueden llegar a ser personas exitosas en el futuro.
combo of?: Volverse\Hacerse\Convertirse en
Sarah spent a lot of years in the school and more in the training to become a surgeon.
change in profession\situation\characteristic — focus on path
Sarah pasó muchos años en la escuela y más en la formación para llegar a ser una cirujana.
combo of?: Volverse\Hacerse\Convertirse en
Juan turned out to be the most smart of(/in) the class.
turn out to be
Juan resultó a ser el más inteligente de la clase.
combo of?: convertirse en, pasar a ser, terminar siendo
No one thought that he could turn out to be (become) a great leader, but he demonstrated it contrary.
turn out to be — demonstrated it contrary = proved otherwise
Nadie pensaba que él podría resultar a ser un gran líder, pero demostró lo contrario.
My brother became (a) lawyer.
change self - profession,deology\religion,age,time,(sudden)finances
Mi hermano se hizo abogado.
Miguel is going to become republican.
change self - profession,deology\religion,age,time,(sudden)finances
Miguel se va a hacer republicano.
She has become vegetarian after watching the documentary.
change self - profession,deology\religion,age,time,(sudden)finances
Se ha hecho vegetariana después de ver el documental.
Alicia became Catholic.
change self - profession,deology\religion,age,time,(sudden)finances
Alicia se hizo católica.
He became angry (mood)
He became angry (as a person)
Se puso enojado
Se volvió enojado
Megan has become Colombian. (unitentional - e.g. she behaves that way from living there)
Megan has become Colombian. (intentional - e.g. she obtained Colombian nationality)
Megan se ha vuelto colombiana.
Megan se ha hecho colombiana.
Lady Gaga became very famous in 2008. (big change)
Lady Gaga became a famous singer in 2008. (more radical)
Lady Gaga se hizo muy famosa en 2008.
Lady Gaga se convirtió en una cantante famosa en 2008.
convertirse en MUST HAVE A NOUN
After winning the lottery she became a very rich woman.
radical change
Después de ganar la lotería se convirtió en una mujer muy rica.
After of years working as (an) extra she became a actress very famous.
radical change
Después de años trabajando como extra se convirtió en una actriz muy famosa.
Grandpa has become a old-man very grumpy.
radical change
Abuelo se ha convertido en un anciano muy gruñón.
