what's the different between callar and callarse
what's the different between callar and callarse?
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Se erigió una pared de concreto para callar el estruendo del tráfico rodado.
transitive, non-pronominal.
Cuando él levantó las manos, el muchedumbre se calló.
reflexive, intransitive
Not a lot of difference in meaning, just in grammar.
The difference is reflexive or not reflexive (someone shuting up on their own accord or someone causing someone else to shut up).
Le hice callar .... I made him shut up.
Se calló ...... He shut up.
Cállate ..... Shut up (tú)
Le callé al borracho ..... I shut up the drunkard
The ending -arse, is used when someone is doing an action and in the English language we would say -self. For example, to shower oneself is ducharse. To just shower we would say duchar.
Para mí no hay ninguna diferencia.
Ej: . Al entrar el profesor todos callaron.(forma quizá más literaria)
. Al entrar el profesor todos se callaron.( más coloquial)
