To lie down in Spanish 🇪🇸

Acostar

You lie down to look at the stars

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Pronunciation

normal speech: a-COS-tar

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acostar info.

Tips to remember the word “acostar”:
1. Associate “acostar” with the word “coast,” and imagine someone lying down by the coastline to relax.
2. Think of the similar English word “accost,” which means to approach someone, but instead, you’re approaching a bed to lie down.

Explanations:
The Spanish verb “acostar” means to lay someone else down or to put someone to bed. When talking about laying oneself down, the reflexive form “acostarse” is used.

Other words that mean the same thing:
1. Tumbar/tumbarse – to knock down/lie down
2. Echar/echarse – to throw oneself/lie down

Different conjugations of “acostar”:
Infinitive: acostar
Present indicative:
– Yo acuesto
– Tú acuestas
– Él/Ella/Usted acuesta
– Nosotros acostamos
– Vosotros acostáis
– Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes acuestan

Imperfect indicative:
– Yo acostaba
– Tú acostabas
– Él/Ella/Usted acostaba
– Nosotros acostábamos
– Vosotros acostabais
– Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes acostaban

Preterite indicative:
– Yo acosté
– Tú acostaste
– Él/Ella/Usted acostó
– Nosotros acostamos
– Vosotros acostasteis
– Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes acostaron

Future indicative:
– Yo acostaré
– Tú acostarás
– Él/Ella/Usted acostará
– Nosotros acostaremos
– Vosotros acostaréis
– Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes acostarán

Examples of sentences that use “acostar”:
1. Cada noche acuesto a mis hijos antes de las nueve. (Every night I put my children to bed before nine.)
2. Después de la cirugía, el médico recomendó acostar al paciente en una posición elevada. (After the surgery, the doctor recommended laying the patient in an elevated position.)
3. Cuando te sientas cansado, acuéstate y toma una siesta. (When you feel tired, lie down and take a nap.) – Note: This uses the reflexive form “acuéstate” which means “lie down (yourself).”

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