To come closer in Spanish 🇪🇸

Pronunciation

Normal speech: a-CER-car-se
IPA: /a.ser.’kar.se/

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Tips to remember the word “acercarse”:
Think of the English phrase “to approach” or “to come close.” Break down the word into “acerca” (close) and “rse” (reflexive ending). You can imagine a scene where someone is physically moving closer to an object or another person, and associate that action with “acercarse.”

Explanations:
“Acercarse” is a reflexive verb in Spanish, which means it is an action that the subject does to itself. In English, we often express this by saying “oneself” or “themselves.” The verb “acercar” alone means “to bring closer,” so when it becomes reflexive with “se” as in “acercarse,” it changes to mean “to come closer” or “to approach” oneself to something or someone else.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– “Aproximarse” (to approach)
– “Arrimarse” (to come near)

Conjugations of “acercarse”:
Infinitive: acercarse

Present tense:
– yo me acerco (I come closer)
– tú te acercas (you come closer, singular familiar)
– él/ella/usted se acerca (he/she/you formal come closer)
– nosotros/nosotras nos acercamos (we come closer)
– vosotros/vosotras os acercáis (you come closer, plural familiar)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes se acercan (they/you all formal come closer)

Past tense (Preterite):
– yo me acerqué (I came closer)
– tú te acercaste (you came closer, singular familiar)
– él/ella/usted se acercó (he/she/you formal came closer)
– nosotros/nosotras nos acercamos (we came closer)
– vosotros/vosotras os acercasteis (you came closer, plural familiar)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes se acercaron (they/you all formal came closer)

Future tense:
– yo me acercaré (I will come closer)
– tú te acercarás (you will come closer, singular familiar)
– él/ella/usted se acercará (he/she/you formal will come closer)
– nosotros/nosotras nos acercaremos (we will come closer)
– vosotros/vosotras os acercaréis (you will come closer, plural familiar)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes se acercarán (they/you all formal will come closer)

Examples of sentences using “acercarse”:
– Por favor, acércate a la ventana para ver mejor. (Please, come closer to the window to see better.)
– Los niños se acercaron al perro con cuidado. (The children approached the dog carefully.)
– Si te acercas más, podrás oír la música. (If you come closer, you will be able to hear the music.)
– Ella se acercó a la orilla y sintió la fría brisa del mar. (She approached the s*****and felt the cold sea breeze.)
– Nos acercaremos a la solución con cada experimento que realizamos. (We will approach the solution with each experiment we conduct.)

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