Proper verb to use for ''to get''?'
I know I can use ''obtener'' if I want to ''get something'' or ''obtain something'', but what verb is used when you want to express something like:
I get bored easily.
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I am getting better at Spanish every day.
When I'm not really ''getting'' anything?
Gracias a todos...
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To get can replace or be replaced by almost countless verbs. Here is a little list of 51 verbs that can be used instead of “get” depending on the sentence: to achieve, to annoy, to answer, to arrive, to be revenged on, to become, to beget, to being, to buy, to call, to capture, to catch, to cause to, to come, to come, to communicate, to contract, to contrive, to draw, to earn, to enter, to fetch, to find, to fish, to gain access, to gather, to have, to hear, to hit, to hold, to learn, to leave, to make, to manage, to master, to move, to notice, to obtain, to perceive, to pick, to prepare, to puzzle, to reach, to receive, to seize, to stick, to take, to take out, to turn, to understand, to win.
We could easily propose a game in the forum where people have to find a substitute for “get” in a sentence, and propose another sentence for the next person. We’ll probably end up with over 100 different verbs. What are the chances that another language will have a verb that matches exactly all those meanings?
The verb "to get" is the dream of all smurfs!
I am getting better at Spanish every day.
Getting better = mejorando
When I'm not really "getting" anything?
That means you are not "understanding" anything, so just say "No entiendo nada", or more colloquially, "No pillo nada", "No me entra"...
The problem with "get" is that it has far too many meanings:
get, v.
I.I trans. To obtain, procure.
1. a.I.1.a To obtain possession of (property, etc.) as the result of effort or contrivance.
b.I.1.b With advs.: To acquire or obtain in a certain way, esp. in ppl. combinations, well-gotten, ill-gotten.
c.I.1.c absol. To acquire wealth or property.
d.I.1.d with epexegetic phrase, to get into one's hand, to get into one's possession.
e.I.1.e I wish you may get it, don't you wish you may get it?: ironical colloq. expressions implying the speaker's doubt of, or lack of desire for, another's success.
2. a.I.2.a To obtain as the proceeds of one's business or employment; to earn.
b.I.2.b in phr. to get a living or livelihood.
3. a.I.3.a To obtain (much, little, nothing, etc.) by way of profit; to be benefited or advantaged to the extent of; to gain.
†b.I.3.b absol. To derive profit; to gain, be a gainer, esp. by a thing. Obs.
†c.I.3.c Of a clock: To gain in time. Obs.
†4.I.4 To capture, gain possession of (a fortress, etc.). Obs.
..... [78 entries omitted]
81. VIII.81 Comb. (forming substantive and adjective phrases). a.VIII.81.a The trans. verb with an object
Oxford English Dictionary
The word ''get'' has so many different meanings in English so there is no one word that will adequately translate the meaning in Spanish in every context!
In English the meanings are diverse:
to get - to obtain = obtener
to get angry -real meaning: to become..angry = se poner furioso
He became furious upon seeing his wife in bed with another man!
= (él) Se puso furioso al encontrar a su esposa (mujer) en la cama con otro hombre
to get - to receive = reciibir
to get = to buy = comprar
to ''get it '' used idiomatically = real meaning: to understand eg I get it ! 
= Lo entiendo
As you can see there are so many ways of using the word ''get '' and none of them can be translated in excatly the same way! These are perhaps only a few of the possible examples
I hope this helps 
Corregid mi español, por favor
I have seen: volverse, and ponerse. "Me pongo nerviosa" = I get nervous. These may be translated more formally as "to become". You could also check out "aburrirse" and "cansarse," because to get tired, bored, married can be expressed with a reflexive verb. (I'm no expert, but I hope this gives you some paths to investigate.)
I think you would have to say something like:
Me aburro fácilmente. = I get bored easily.
Mejoro mi español cada día. = I improve my Spanish every day.
Like Lazarus has pointed out, "get" is a trickey subject when translating in to other languages. Think of how many contexts it can be used in English. This is one of those things that I bet would be very confusing to those who are learning English.
try "conseguir"
You can use coger to get an object. For example-Puedo coger mi libro-Can I get my book.
But for sentences like I get bored or I get tired there are verbs like aburrirse and cansarse.
Me aburro mientras estoy haciendo mi tarea.-I get bored while I am doing my homework.
Mejorar means get better or improve
I am getting better every day-Yo estoy mejorando cada dia.
I hope that helped.
The problem with "get" is that it has far too many meanings:
This is a very sensible answer. In English, there are so many colloquial expressions and uses of "get" that you are bound to meet with disappointment if your goal is to find a single, one-to-one, all-purpose correlation in Spanish.
The simple truth is that individual words are often used differently across languages and do not always share a one-to-one correlation. This is true of both English and Spanish. Take for example the words "dar" and "echar" which have numerous uses and makes it impossible to equate them with a single word in English.
I would use "ponerse" for both sentences.
A native speaker will give the most accurate answer.
This was a very good question and I would hope all would go back and give Toshasem a vote!
Gracias por todas las respuestas! Definitely a lot to think about...
Recibir- to get, to recieve recoger- to collect obtener- to get, attain
