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Old September 08, 2020, 06:08 PM
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Should I use regresar, regresarse or devolverse?
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Old September 08, 2020, 07:06 PM
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Old September 08, 2020, 07:23 PM
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I agree with Rusty.


- Espérame aquí; regreso/vuelvo pronto.
- Creíamos que no iba a regresar/volver pronto.
- Regresaron/volvieron pronto a la casa de sus padres.


"Devolverse" is probably most used in Colombia, so I'm not really sure about how often they use it. Here's how I've seen it in telenovelas:


- ¿Entonces me devuelvo a casa? ¿Entonces (me) regreso a la casa? ¿Entonces vuelvo a casa?
- Juan se devolvió a casa en metro. Juan (se) regresó/volvió a casa en metro.
- Nos devolvimos a buscar el dinero, pero no lo encontramos. (Nos) regresamos a... Volvimos a...


The difference between "regresar" and "regresarse", I think, it's that "regresarse" is more colloquial, and makes some sort of emphasis on a kind of "determination" to go back to a place.


- Regresamos a la casa. (We just came back home)
- Nos regresamos a la casa. (We felt it was better to be home)


- Regresamos pronto de la escuela. (We came back from school early, for reasons whe didn't decide.)
- Nos regresamos pronto de la escuela. (We were supposed to be there longer, but we preferred to come back sooner than expected.)
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