to get + adjective = ?

Question

I'm trying to plan an English lesson about adding the verb "to get" to adjectives. Could someone check the following translations for accuracy please? Also, please tell me if you have any suggestions for commonly used adjectives that can be combined with "get". Thanks.

1. to get dirty - ensuciarse
2. to get drunk - emborrachar/emborracharse
3. to get wet - mojarse
4. to get angry/mad - enojarse
5. to get old – envejecer, ponerse viejo
6. to get older – hacerse mayor
7. to get worried – empezar a preocuparse
8. to get sick - enfermarse
9. to get hurt - lastimarse
10. to get bored - aburrirse
11. to get thirsty – empezar a tener sed - I´m getting thirsty: Me está dando sed.
12. to get hungry – empezar a tener hambre - I´m getting thirsty: Me está dando hambre.
13. to get sleepy – empezar a tener sueño, adormecerse - I’m getting sleepy: Me está dando sueño.
14. to get tired - cansarse
15. to get cold - sentir frío
16. to get hot - sentir calor, acalorarse
17. to get well - mejorarse, recuperarse
18. to get better - mejorarse, recuperarse
19. to get late - atardecer
20. to get dark - oscurecer
21. to get windy – levantarse viento – empezar a soplar el viento
22. to get cloudy - nublarse
23. to get lost - perderse
24. to get married - casarse
25. to get dressed - vestirse
26. to get divorced - divorciarse
27. to get ready - prepararse, estar preparado, ponerse listo/a

NIce idea - voting - ian-hill, Apr 3, 2010

Answer 1

Hi Alba

Forget my earlier post

I never noticed before that some combinations only seem to work in the continuous or past tense.

How about

get rich get nervous get serious get impatient get close (to) get quiet get dry get fat.

you could try this link

http://www.slideboom.com/presentations/56739/Lesson-30-Get-Adjectives

I got this from there:

If you eat a lot cookies, you may get fat. If you become vegetarian, you will get thin. If you only eat vegetables, you’d probably get angry because you would not eat all the delicious food prepared with meat. It’s true, you may never get sick, but you’ll get sad because you’ll miss some delicious dishes. You might get happier if you read books on people who live happy lives being vegetarian. That will get you cheered up.

Good link and example, Ian. Thanks for finding that. - alba3, Apr 4, 2010

Answer 2

¡Interesante! Qué pienses de:

Get serious - Hacerse serio(a)

Get going - Hacerse yendo (como 'vámanos')

Get rich - Hacerse rico

Get happy - Hacerse feliz

I particularly like "get rich" and "get serious". Thanks. - alba3, Apr 3, 2010

Answer 3

How about: dizzy, jealous, excited, crowded, noisy, quiet

You have 2 entries for "to get tired".

thanks, great suggestions and good catch - alba3, Apr 3, 2010

Answer 4

Hi Alba. You might want to review some of those - for example...

to get wet - mojarse

to get sick - enfermarse

to get tired – cansarse

According to the diccionary - if you use them without the "se" they mean "to wet" ... "to make ill" ... "to tire"

Good luck with the lesson

you're right, thanks - alba3, Apr 3, 2010

Answer 5

Bumping

Answer 6

This was very helpful for my homework. Thank you!!

Answer 7

to get fat - engordarse

to get impatient - ponerse impaciente

to get serious - ponerse serio/grave

Correct?

Answer 8

A great idea Alba

Not sure about "to get late" though - I notice you did not include "to get early"

I will try and think of some more.

Forget this - my brain was disconnected for a while. :) - ian-hill, Apr 4, 2010

Answer 9

to get out (salir? would this be right for your lesson?) to get in (entrar.... is there an 'adentrar'?) to get ahead (adelantar) I think this is too hard for me...

Thanks, I'll probably have these in part 2 of the "get" lesson on phrasal verbs....stay tuned ;) - alba3, Apr 3, 2010

Answer 10

Great suggestions, but I'm not sure how to translate the last three. Would they sound okay as I have them or is there a better way to translate them?

• to get dizzy - marearse
• to get jealous - encelarse
• to get excited - emocionarse
• to get crowded - llenarse de gente, ponerse abarrotado (?)
• to get noisy - ponerse ruidoso (?)
• to get quiet - ponerse tranquilo (?)

I think I can safely assume that your question is not meant for me. You know how I am with translations. :-))))) - Rikko, Apr 3, 2010