"Me alimenté"--Would you use this to say, "I fed myself'?

Question

"Me alimenté"--Would you use this to say, "I fed myself'? .....

Or is it most often used in another way? Can you use the reflexive verb to say "I fed the dogs"?

Answer 1

Well as a non native I cannot see why not but lets wait for a native speaker to answer. However, be careful not to follow it with "con" as I believe "alimentarse con" means "to live on".

Me alimento con Hamburguesas - I live on hamburgers (is this correct?)

With regards you feeding the dogs, then no, as the use of the verb is not reflexive.

Answer 2

you are correct.

Check this site dictionary, there are some good examples there. look the word, "alimentar"

Answer 3

For feeding the dogs, you would have to use something like

Alimenté (a) los perros.

However, I think a more usual way of saying it would be

Di de comer a los perros.

My impression is that alimentar has a strong connotation of providing nutrition or being nutritious. (I´m not a native speaker either).

Possibly "me alimenté" would mean something closer to "I ate something nutritious".