How would you say "to lose a tooth"?

Question

Im writing a story for a class and I want to say that the child lost his front tooth, but i dont know if perder is the correct verb to use.

Answer 1

Al niño se le cayó un diente de enfrente. (The kid lost his front tooth)

Answer 2

Se me cayeron los dientes. Se me cayo el diente. Or if you are walking down the street and you think the tooth fairy is going to get you something as a gift and you accidentaly lost it and now your mad because the tooth fairy wont give you anything then i would use "perder."

Answer 3

I'd say it depends on how the tooth was lost.

If it's the natural growing-up process, then I agree with Luisa, you want "caer". If the tooth was lost due to an accident, though, then it's "perder".

Answer 4

Hola,

El verbo que debes usar es "caer"...