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Accidental Verbs (Verbos Accidentales)

Advanced II

50. Accidental Verbs (English)

This lesson includes information on:

Accidental Verbs
Related Vocabulary

1. Accidental Verbs

a) Accidental verbs are used to describe events that have not been planned. For example, Me caigo. (I fall.)

b) The following formula changes the meaning of the verb in English:

se + indirect object pronoun + verb

For example:

Spanish	English
Se me olvidaron los verbos.	I forgot the verbs.

2. Related Vocabulary

Spanish	English
Caerse	To fall
Chocarse	To collide with
Olvidarse	To forget
Perderse	To lose
Acabarse	To run out of
Ocurrirse	To occur
Quedarse	To leave behind
Aburrirse	To bore oneself
Asustarse	To frighten
Cortarse	To cut oneself
Despertarse	To wake up
Enamorarse	To fall in love
Enfermarse	To get sick
Encontrarse con	To meet someone
Enojarse	To get angry
Ensuciarse	To get dirty
Equivocarse	To make a mistake
Frustrarse	To get frustrated
Lastimarse	To get injured
Mancharse	To stain
Quemarse	To burn oneself
Romperse	To break
Sanarse	To get healthy, well
Sentirse	To feel
Activarse	To activate
Apagarse	To turn off
Encenderse	To turn on
El seguro	Door lock
El espejo lateral	Side mirror
El descanso del brazo	Armrest
La manija	Door handle
La visera	Visor
El limpia parabrisas	Windshield wipers
El espejo retrovisor	Rearview mirror
El volante	Steering Wheel
El medidor de la gasolina	Gas gauge
El velocímetro	Speedometer
La palanca direccional	Turn signal level
La bocina	Horn
El eje	Column
El encendido	Ignition
La guantera	Glove compartment
El ventilador	Vent
La alfombra	Mat
El freno de emergencia	Emergency brake
El asiento deportivo	Bucket seat
El cambio de velocidades	Gear shift
El radio	Radio
El tablero	Dashboard
El cinturón de seguridad	Seat belt
La palanca de velocidades	Stick shift
La llanta	Tire
El freno	Brake
La luz del freno	Brake light
La luz del reverso	Backup light
La luz trasera	Taillight
El asiento trasero	Backseat
El acelerador	Accelerator
La placa	License plate
El asiento para niño	Child's seat
El tanque de gasolina	Gas tank
El respaldo	Headrest
El tapón	Hubcap
La defensa trasera	Rear bumper
La llanta de repuesto	Spare tire
El baúl	Trunk
La compuerta trasera	Hatchback
La antena	Antenna
El parabrisas	Windshield
Las luces delanteras	headlights
La defensa delantera	Front bumper
La batería	Battery
El radiador	Radiator
La motocicleta	Motorcycle
La bicicleta	Bicycle
La carretera interestatal	Interstate highway
El carril de salida	Exit ramp
El paso a desnivel	Overpass
El carril izquierda	Left lane
El carril derecho	Right lane
El letrero de límite de velocidad	Speed limit sign
La casa-remolque	Trailer
El área de servicios	Service area
La bomba de gasolina	Gas pump
La bomba de aire	Air pump
El carro deportivo	Sports car
El autobús	Bus
La división central	Center divider
El carril de entrada	Entrance ramp
La orilla de la carretera	Shoulder
El letrero de salida	Exit sign
El peaje	Tollbooth