To look at oneself/each other in Spanish 🇪🇸

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Sounds similar to mirror

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mirarse info.

Tips to remember the word “mirarse”:
– Break down the word into its parts: “mir-” means “to look” and “-arse” is a reflexive pronoun indicating that the action is being done to oneself.
– Associate the word with a visual image of two people looking at each other.
– Create mnemonic devices or make connections with similar words such as “mirar” (to look) or “espejo” (mirror).

Explanation:
“Mirarse” is a reflexive verb in Spanish that means “to look at oneself” or “to look at each other.” It is formed by combining the verb “mirar” (to look) with the reflexive pronoun “se.”

Other words that mean the same thing as “mirarse” include “verse” and “observarse.”

Conjugations of “mirarse”:
– Present tense:
– Yo me miro (I look at myself)
– Tú te miras (You look at yourself)
– Él/Ella se mira (He/She looks at himself/herself)
– Nosotros/Nosotras nos miramos (We look at ourselves)
– Ustedes/Vosotros/Vosotras se miran (You all look at yourselves)
– Ellos/Ellas se miran (They look at themselves)

– Past tense:
– Yo me miré (I looked at myself)
– Tú te miraste (You looked at yourself)
– Él/Ella se miró (He/She looked at himself/herself)
– Nosotros/Nosotras nos miramos (We looked at ourselves)
– Ustedes/Vosotros/Vosotras se miraron (You all looked at yourselves)
– Ellos/Ellas se miraron (They looked at themselves)

– Future tense:
– Yo me miraré (I will look at myself)
– Tú te mirarás (You will look at yourself)
– Él/Ella se mirará (He/She will look at himself/herself)
– Nosotros/Nosotras nos miraremos (We will look at ourselves)
– Ustedes/Vosotros/Vosotras se mirarán (You all will look at yourselves)
– Ellos/Ellas se mirarán (They will look at themselves)

Examples of sentences using “mirarse”:
1. Tengo que mirarme en el espejo antes de salir. (I have to look at myself in the mirror before leaving.)
2. Los enamorados se miraban intensamente a los ojos. (The lovers were looking intensely into each other’s eyes.)
3. No te olvides de mirarte siempre de pies a cabeza cuando te vistes elegante. (Don’t forget to look at yourself from head to toe when you dress up.)

Summary:
“Mirarse” is a reflexive verb that means “to look at oneself” or “to look at each other” in Spanish. It can be conjugated in different tenses such as present, past, and future. Other words with similar meanings include “verse” and “observarse.”

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