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Why the pronoun has to match the subject and not the object does not make sense to me. (As I stated in my original question.)
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The action is coming from me to you. I am teasing you. Me burlo de ti What do you think of this? Me burlo de la gente. |
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Like Irmamar said "burlar" can be pronominal or not.
El gato burló al perro - the cat outwit the dog. El gato se burló del perro - the cat made fun of the dog. Using the pronoun changes the meaning. Ocupas mucho sitio - You take up a lot of space. Te ocupas de tu hogar. - You take care of your house. Los ingleses conducen por la izquierda - The English drive on the left (Ellos) se conducen de manera impropia cuando han bebido demasiado - They behave badly when they've drunk too much.
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Burlarse - the strangest verb
Hi everyone,
I teach Spanish in public school and I have always wondered about the mechanics of Burlarse De, and I have not come across a satisfactory explanation. But I have deviced an explanation myself. I think that the verb comes from the same word as "Burlesque" which can be defined as a kind of crude or grotesque entertainment. Thus, I think the Spanish verb connotes one entertaining oneself at the expense of another person. Many are right to point out that the SE is not a ReFlexive Pronoun but an Indirect Object Pronoun, the one entertained by such humoristic action on another person. What do you think of such reasoning? Last edited by rvbigcat; April 18, 2014 at 08:17 AM. |
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Los verbos átonos concuerdan con los pronombre sujetos así : yo ......me tú........te él, ella, ello......se nosotros .........nos Uds and they......SE plural, ellos se burlan del bobito de la escuela, uds. (ustedes) América latina en vez de 'vos' uds. se burlan de ellos. |
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