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SPANISH VERB

marearse

to get dizzy

  • #358 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: mareándose
  • Past participle: mareado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I get dizzy
  2. tú you get dizzy
  3. usted, él, ella he/she gets dizzy
  4. nosotros we get dizzy
  5. vosotros Spain you all get dizzy
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they get dizzy

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I got dizzy
  2. tú you got dizzy
  3. usted, él, ella he/she got dizzy
  4. nosotros we got dizzy
  5. vosotros Spain you all got dizzy
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they got dizzy

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to get dizzy
  2. tú you used to get dizzy
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to get dizzy
  4. nosotros we used to get dizzy
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to get dizzy
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to get dizzy

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will get dizzy
  2. tú you will get dizzy
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will get dizzy
  4. nosotros we will get dizzy
  5. vosotros Spain you all will get dizzy
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will get dizzy

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would get dizzy
  2. tú you would get dizzy
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would get dizzy
  4. nosotros we would get dizzy
  5. vosotros Spain you all would get dizzy
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would get dizzy

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I get dizzy
  2. tú (that) you get dizzy
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she get dizzy
  4. nosotros (that) we get dizzy
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all get dizzy
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they get dizzy

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I got dizzy
  2. tú (if) you got dizzy
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she got dizzy
  4. nosotros (if) we got dizzy
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all got dizzy
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they got dizzy

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú get dizzy!
  2. usted get dizzy! (formal)
  3. nosotros get dizzy! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain get dizzy! (all of you)
  5. ustedes get dizzy! (all of you)

How to use marearse

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Me mareo en las curvas de la carretera a la costa.

    I get carsick on the curves of the road to the coast.

  2. Past

    Mi mamá se mareó por la altura y el calor.

    My mom got dizzy from the altitude and the heat.

  3. Imperfect

    De niña me mareaba en todos los juegos de la feria.

    As a girl I got dizzy on every ride at the fair.

  4. Future

    ¿Te marearás en la lancha? Lleva una pastilla.

    Will you get seasick on the boat? Take a pill.

  5. Conditional

    Yo me marearía con tanto mezcal, mejor no.

    I'd get dizzy with that much mezcal, better not.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Siéntate adelante para que no te marees.

    Sit in front so you don't get carsick.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si me mareara, pararíamos un ratito en el camino.

    If I got dizzy, we'd stop for a bit on the way.

  8. Imperative

    ¡No te marees, mira al horizonte y respira!

    Don't get seasick, look at the horizon and breathe!

Good to know

  • "Marearse" covers dizzy, seasick and carsick: me mareo en el camión, me mareé en la lancha.

Where you hear marearse

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Intermediate Level 2

  • Me mareo en las curvas. I get dizzy on curves.
  • Me mareé en la camioneta. I got dizzy in the van.
  • Si lees en la camioneta, te vas a marear. If you read in the van, you're going to get dizzy.

Spanish · Advanced Level 2

  • Cuando bailo sevillanas, me mareo. When I dance sevillanas, I get dizzy.
  • Me mareé en el mercado y me caí encima de las naranjas. I got dizzy at the market and fell on top of the oranges.
  • Con tantas vueltas, te vas a marear. With so many turns, you're going to get dizzy.
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Three Hundred Curves

Intermediate Level 2 · Me mareo.

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Breathing Is for Summer

Advanced Level 2 · me mareo

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