Voy a ducharme.... Or, Voy a duchar

Question

I was wondering if someone could help me.

Would you say, Yo voy a ducharme por la noche hoy. Pero mi esposo va a ducharse manana por la manana

or

Yo voy a duchar por la noche hoy. Pero mi esposo va a duchar manana por la manana

Well the question is: Yo voy a ___________ por la noche hoy. Pero mi esposo va a _______ manana por la manana. Where you should fill in the blanks and I wasn't sure which one would be best to use.

Sorry if it wasn't all that clear

Welcome to the forum, :) - 00494d19, May 8, 2011

Answer 1

Ducharme, assuming you're taking a shower and not giving one to someone else.

Thanks... I see the difference - ShayWest, May 8, 2011

Yes, exactly right/correct as ducharme is a pronominal verb used reflexively - FELIZ77, May 8, 2011

Answer 2

Hello Shay,

Welcome to the SpanishDict forum

You asked/said:

I was wondering if someone could help me.Would you say, Yo voy a ducharme por la noche hoy. Pero mi esposo va a ducharse manana por la manana or Yo voy a duchar por la noche hoy. Pero mi esposo va a duchar manana por la manana. Well the question is: Yo voy a ___________ por la noche hoy. Pero mi esposo va a _______ manana por la manana. Where you should fill in the blanks and I wasn't sure which one would be best to use.Sorry if it wasn't all that clear

Firstly, we do not normally do people's homework for them but encourage them to make their best attempt and then offer corrections but since everyone has already answered I might as well throw in my answer , too!

The correct verb here is ducharSE which is a pronominal verb with reflexive endings. These reflexive endings indicate that you are doing the action to yourself! ie, You are showering yourself!

also Voy a lavarMe = I am going to wash myself /Voy a afeitarme = I am going to shave myself o Voy a bañarMe = I am going to bathe myself/take a bath.

Therefore, in your sentence, you would need to say/write:

Voy a ducharME por la noche = I am going to have/take a shower in the afternoon.

I hope this helps

I doubt very much the OP is still here. - rac1, Dec 10, 2014

I think that he is still in the shower mate , send in los bomberos. - ray76, Dec 11, 2014

Rac, very true, my friend, but others can still learn from the ansers to his/her question :) - FELIZ77, Dec 11, 2014

Answer 3

Hola, Shay.

I'm going to try and clear up the mud for you.

Your first sentence:

"Yo voy a ducharme por la noche hoy. Pero mi esposo va a ducharse mañana por la mañana. is perfectly correct!!

There is an alternative way of doing it. You can put the "me" and the "se" in front of the first verb.

Yo me voy a duchar por la noche hoy. Pero mi esposo se va a duchar mañana por la mañana.

It may look weird but this same pattern appears also with direct and indirect object pronouns, but I won't confuse you with them right now unless you send a PM to me.

Buena suerte.

Daniela

Muchas gracias, Dani! - sanlee, Dec 11, 2014

:) - FELIZ77, Dec 11, 2014

Answer 4

You could either say

Me voy a duchar.

or

Voy a ducharme.

but they both mean the same thing

Answer 5

What are you trying to say in English?

I am going to ...have a shower/take a shower (lit: shower myself) - FELIZ77, May 8, 2011