Yo me encargaré de que estés muy contenta
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I think of encargarse as "to deal with" , "take care of" like "no te preocupes, lo me encargo". Don't worry, I'm on it. I guess encargarse can mean to ensure too then? I will ensure that you are very happy? Gracias.
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updated Aug 28, 2010
edited by jeezzle
posted by jeezzle
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You are making a typical mistake:
encargar: to commission/order,
encargarse (de): to take care/charge (of)
There are thousands of verbs in Spanish that are different when they go along with a SE pronoun. Calling them reflexive is nonsensical and deceiving.
updated Aug 28, 2010
posted by lazarus1907
I never called it reflexive, nor would I. I have read your previous article on the difference between reflexive and pronomial. Both forms in question are pronomial, dealing with encargarse here. The encargar part without se was a typo. Gracias. - jeezzle, Aug 28, 2010
I mean both ensure AND to take care of, encargarSE. - jeezzle, Aug 28, 2010
I always use mandar for order, and encargarse for take care of, easier to separate them in my mind that way. - jeezzle, Aug 28, 2010
I am glad you are aware of the differences. I personally like to keep "separar" and "separarse" separated, and I think that writing separar(se) suggests that the SE is optional, even though it is not. - lazarus1907, Aug 28, 2010
