"Voy a levantarme" or "Me voy a levantar"?

[Manuel]

Does it matter whether you say "Voy a levantarme" or "Me voy a levantar"?

Is there a difference in meaning (is one more colloquial than the other, perhaps?)

Can you also say it in combination with other verbs, like "Me necesito levantar"?

Thanks in advance!

[Julvenzor]

No, it doesn't. You can say in both ways with "auxiliar" verbs: ir, ser, estar, haber, tener, poder, deber. I'm unable to think of each case.

It sounds weird with other verbs.

A pleasure.

[Manuel]

Ah ok, so someone from Spain would never say "Me necesito levantar"??

[Julvenzor]

Ah ok, so someone from Spain would never say "Me necesito levantar"??


It's possible, but uncommon.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

I agree with Julvenzor.

Colloquially, you will hear "me necesito/voy a/debo/quiero/tengo que levantar", and the sentence would have the same meaning as "necesito/voy a/debo/quiero/tengo que levantarme". However, the pronoun is better added to the main verb. :)

[AMG]

Hey, you should know that here in Colombia when you say "me voy a levantar a..." means that you are conquering a girl and you're asking her to be your girlfriend. It sounds terrible, I know, not romantic at all, but it's a colloquial saying.