How does one say I was knocked down by a bus

Question

How does one say 'I was knocked down by a bus'

Gracias.

I would say, "Ouch!" -- I hope this didn't happen to you. - pesta, May 31, 2011

I said a bit more than that as I lay on the ground and the driver drove off leaving me there. - ian-hill, May 31, 2011

Answer 1

Se me atropelló el autobús = The bus hit me (reflexive to indicate that it was OUT OF NOWHERE!)

Lo correcto es:

Me atropelló un autobús.

O

Un autobús me atropelló.

Atropellar no es un verbo reflexivo. Es un verbo transitivo.

Estuve atropellado por un autobús = I was hit by a bus

Lo correcto es:

Fui atropellado por un autobús.

Si el accidente no fue demasiado grave, yo usaría aventar, en lugar de atropellar:

Me aventó un autobús.

"atropellarse" means to hurry a lot, so using the reflexive can be confusing in this case. The verb itself seems sudden enough, so we can just leave it at that to be safe :) - GuitarWarrior, May 31, 2011

Answer 2

Fui atropellado por un autobús = I was hit by a bus

Or:

Me atropelló el autobús. Cayó del cielo = The bus hit me. It came OUT OF NOWHERE!

Yes, it literally means that the bus didn't just hit you, but fell out of the sky and ran you over. But we know, you're not hurt THAT badly...

Get better soon!

Gracias. It happened last night and I have to explain why I can't work today. (it was out of nowhere!) - ian-hill, May 31, 2011

"Se me atropelló el autobús = The bus hit me (reflexive to indicate that it was OUT OF NOWHERE!)"-----> ???????? - Oramasdude, May 31, 2011

Yes. The reflexive is used to indicate sudden, abrupt events in the past preterite tense. - GuitarWarrior, May 31, 2011

Answer 3

Thanks guys

I think I have enough different ways to say "I was hit by a bus" in fact a (truffi) - to confuse the hell out of my boss when I call her in about 30 minutes.

Considering all things I guess I was lucky - no broken bones - a cut eyebrow and black eye - it is difficult to walk and I have lumps and bumps here and there and a headache.

I guess I "bounce" quite well.

I hope you are okay Ian :-) - Destroyed99, May 31, 2011

Thanks Cuddly - I am - ian-hill, Jun 1, 2011

You were lucky. :-) - LuisCache, Jun 1, 2011

Yep I was - ian-hill, Jun 1, 2011

Answer 4

"Fui derribado por un autobus"

Thanks. - ian-hill, May 31, 2011

Answer 5

I don't know where you are, but here we would say me pegó un autobus y me tumbó. This indicates that you were hit and knocked down by the bus, avoiding all of that thinking that you were in a near fatal accident.

Hope you feel well, after getting hit by a bus, an all.

Are you serious? He was hit by a BUS! (I see what you're saying. I hope you get better, ian) - GuitarWarrior, May 31, 2011

Quizás en la república mexicana el uso sea diferente según la región, pero en el DF "Atropear" en este caso es muy común - 005faa61, May 31, 2011

@Julian - did you mean "Atropellar"? I don't see Atropear in the dictionary. - pesta, May 31, 2011

Actullly atropellar is quite common here, pero no tanto como la anterior - Rey55, May 31, 2011

Thanks, Pesta, for cleaning up my spelling. Rey, where is "here?" - 005faa61, May 31, 2011

Mexico - ian-hill, May 31, 2011

Answer 6

En realidad, lo que diríamos sería: Me atropelló un autobús Me derribó un autobús Un autobús me llevó por delante

But! I would be really worried if you said to me any of those. If you are ok now, I would say it in some other way xD

I guess if I am on the phone they will know that I am not too badly hurt. But do feel like I've "been hit by a bus" which I was. - ian-hill, May 31, 2011