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Aprende a distinguir levantar de levantarse en español: significado, usos, y diferencias de conjugación, con ejemplos y consejos para evitar errores comunes en tiempos y modos.

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Learn to distinguish levantar from levantarse in Spanish: meaning, uses, and differences in conjugation, with examples and tips to avoid common errors in tenses and moods.

Spanish distinguishes actions on others or things versus actions on oneself through reflexive pronouns, and levantar versus levantarse is a classic example. This short guide explains when to use each with clear examples.

Levantar

Use levantar when someone lifts, raises, or picks up a thing or another person. It's a transitive verb that requires a direct object to receive the action.

Usa levantar cuando alguien levanta, sube o recoge una cosa o a otra persona. Es un verbo transitivo que requiere un objeto directo que reciba la acción.

Fill in the BlankYo(to lift) la mesa

I lift the table

Present: Yo ___ la mesa (to lift the table)

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Levantarse

Use levantarse when you get up from a lying, sitting, or resting position. It is reflexive and describes the subject rising themselves, often from bed or a chair.

Usa levantarse cuando te pones de pie desde una posición de lying, sitting o descansando. Es reflexivo y describe cómo el sujeto se levanta a sí mismo, generalmente de la cama o de una silla.

Fill in the BlankYo(from bed) a las siete

I get up (from bed) at seven

Present: Yo ___ (from bed) a las siete

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Examples

Related Expressions

Phrases like levantarse temprano (get up early) and levantar la mano (raise your hand) show typical uses in daily speech. Learn signal words and contexts.

Summary

Remember: use levantar to lift something or someone else, and levantarse to get yourself up. The presence or absence of se changes who performs and who receives the action.