going to wake up?
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how to do you say I'm going to wake up ?
Is it ...
1) Voy a despertar
2) Voy a despertarme
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updated Dec 7, 2011
posted by 310cool
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I would go with Voy a despertarme since it makes clear that the subject (yo) and the object (me) are the same person. Despertar can be a transitive verb Voy a despertarte.a las ocho. (I am going to wake you up at 8). No longer reflexive.
However, despertar can also be intransitive so Voy a despertar does not demand a ¿Qué? like all transitive verbs would. The voy a despertar could be correct in some context.
updated Dec 7, 2011
edited by 0074b507
posted by 0074b507
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"Voy a despertarme" or "Me voy a despertar."
updated Dec 7, 2011
posted by 005faa61
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Well, we will all wonder who you are going to wake up if you say only despertar; so, go with the second option.
updated Dec 7, 2011
posted by webdunce
so you are saying even though I have voy(yo form) at the front I should still say despertarme? - 310cool, Dec 7, 2011
Webdunce: Know a sentence where despertar is intransitive, but not pronomial? - 0074b507, Dec 7, 2011
