Can someone give me some examples using these two verb forms? despedirse despedir

Question

despedirse

despedir

Apparently one is transitive and the other pronominal. I don't really know how that is defined. Thanks,

Answer 1

Well let's put it simply:

• Despedir A
• Despedirse DE

See how the preposition changes when the verb takes the pronominal form, also with the pronominal form the subject is also the object, so the indirect pronoun matches person/number:

• Voy a despedirME DE Nancy

vs

• Voy a despedir A Nancy

Thanks for the clarification. - RachelC, Jul 25, 2012

You're welcome, I just hope I was clear enough for you to get the gist of what I wanted to say - diagonx, Jul 25, 2012

Another good one, you definitely have a good grasp of this, well done :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 25, 2012

Explained succinctly and clearly. Thank you. Bookmarking this one. - ErikainAndalusia, Apr 10, 2017

Answer 2

Desperdirse: to say goodbye, to farewell

Despedir: to fire, to lay off, to emit(a smell, a light), to say goodbye, to farewell

When used by the person departing, it will always be pronominal, when used by people who go see off a person who's leaving, it may be used as pronominal or not:

• Fui a despedir a Nancy
• Fui a despedirme de Nancy

Nice answer :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 25, 2012

Thanx! it's quite the compliment coming from you - diagonx, Jul 25, 2012

Answer 3

Most commonly, depedirse + de + someone is the form you use to describe say goodbye to someone.

If you'd like more info here's a little explanation (smiley) Despedir vs Despedirse

So cute! Thanks - RachelC, Jul 25, 2012

Answer 4

Thank you. I guess I'm still confused tho. They conjugate it with the me, te, se., ...etc

me despido nos despedimos te despides os despedís se despide
se despiden

rather than just the verb. It looks like * Fui a despedir a Nancy * Fui a despedirme de Nancy mean the same thing. For example could you say:

Quiero despedir a Nancy.

and if so, how would you use desperdirse in the infinitive?

Would: Quiero desperdirse a Nancy. be correct? (I'm thinking no)

And when/how would you say: me despido or te despides Would:

Me despido a Nancy/ Te despides a Nancy both be correct for I say goodbye to Nancy and You say goodbye to Nancy ?

Thanks.