Me alegro mucho. Me alegra mucho.

Question

Me alegro mucho. Me alegra mucho.

Is it correct? Or only me alegro mucho exists and no alegra even for feminino?

Answer 1

The infinitive is alegrarse, me alegro, te alegras, se alegra, nos alegramos, os alegráis, se alegran. Those subjects are yo, tú,él,ella,ellos,ellas,nos,os ?

"Alegrarse" is the infinitive. "Me alegro" is the first person singular of the present indicative of that verb. The subject are indeed "yo", "tú"...

But for me alegra, te alegra. etc, the subject are algo or él,ella??

The subject is the thing or person that makes you feel glad.

Juan se alegra.

Correct.

Juan se alegran los libros.

That means Juan... the books get happy (???????????)

If you say "Se alegran los libros / Los libros se alegran", the subject is "los libros", and the books get really really happy. "Juan" doesn't fit into that sentence at all.

Juan se alegra por los libros (Juan is the subject)

A Juan le alegran los libros ("los libros" is the subject)

It looks like a gustar type now. - zhmelissa, Feb 12, 2011

Answer 2

Alegro and alegra are conjugated forms of the verb alegrar, to make happy.

Me alegro mucho = I am very happy

Me alegra mucho = You/he/she/it made me very happy

Answer 3

Can I put it this way for understanding?

The infinitive is alegrarse, me alegro, te alegras, se alegra, nos alegramos, os alegráis,

se alegran. Those subjects are yo, tú,él,ella,ellos,ellas,nos,os ?

But for me alegra, te alegra. etc, the subject are algo or él,ella??

Juan se alegra.

Juan se alegran los libros.

Am I right?

Alegrar is the infinitive. Alegrarse is used when the subject and the agent are the same. - lorenzo9, Feb 12, 2011

Oops, I meant subject and object are the same :red: - lorenzo9, Feb 12, 2011

Answer 4

The -a in "alegra" is a verb suffix, and verbs don't have genders. The difference is just a matter of perspective (and syntax):

In "(Yo) Me alegro mucho de/por [algo]", you are somehow partially in control of your feelings, for you are the subject and agent of the sentence.

Me alegro de eso.

Me alegro de los errores que han cometido.

In "Me alegra mucho [algo]", the subject and agent of the sentence is that "algo" that influences your mood. Here your feelings change as a result of the subject. Notice that if that agent is plural, the verb becomes plural:

Me alegra eso. (Also: Eso me alegra)

Me alegran los errores que han cometido. (also: Los errores que han cometido me alegran)

Answer 5

Both exist, but its use depends on what you emphasize:

(yo) Me alegro mucho porque (eso) me alegra mucho.

Cuando sale el sol me alegro mucho.

La salida del sol me alegra mucho