No te creas.

Question

I checked dictionary,there's no creerse. But why here's no te creas? I know it's negative imperativo. But if it's not negative, then it should be lo crees, so, negative should be No lo creas, but why it's no te creas? I know creas is subjuntive.

A....Se está anunciando el despegue de tu avión?

B....No, es de otro vuelo. El mío ni siquiera ha llamado al embarque. Pero ¡ qué raro! ya es hora.

A....Quizá se retrase por algún motivo.

B....Todo puede suceder,pero no quiero que eso me ocurra a mí. Sabes que tengo que llegar a tiempo a Caracas donde me esperan mis amigos.

A....No te preocupes. Unas horas más o unas horas menos, igual te esperarán ahí.

B....No te creas. Todos ellos son gente de negocios y no tienen tiempo que perder. Cuando vean que no llega el avión a la hora anunciada, se irá cada uno a sus asuntos. ¿ Qué haré yo en una ciudad desconicida y tan grande?

A....¿Tendrás por lo memos algunas directiones o números de teléfono?

B....Eso sí, pero siempre será mucho más complicado que dejarse llevar por amigos.

A...Bueno, sea como sea, no creo que te pierdas en Caracas. Ahora lo importante es guardar bien tu pasaporte y toda tu documentación.

Answer 1

Creerse does exist as both a reflexive and a pronominal verb.

Examples:

Creerse (to think big of yourself)

María se cree gran cosa. Debe ser más humilde.

Mary thinks of herself as a big shot. She should be more humble

Creer + se pronominal

In your example, No te creas means Don't be naïve.

Creerse algo means to be gullible / to take if for the truth / to assume it's correct

Perfect...thanks! I learned something new today! - --Mariana--, Nov 10, 2012

Answer 2

So, you mean creerse is not reflexive form?

Melissa it can be both. Look at my posting # 1 on here. - francobollo, Nov 10, 2012

In your example "No te creas" or "No te lo creas" is pronominal. The use is not related to a part of the person's body or personality like bañarse or lavarse. - francobollo, Nov 10, 2012

Answer 3

Can you tell me the pronminal verb with se please?

Look at my first posting, Melissa. It's all clearly stated there. - francobollo, Nov 10, 2012

Answer 4

So the answer is YES? All verbs have + se this form?

Not all. Some verbs can be reflexive, some pronominal, some both or some either. - francobollo, Nov 10, 2012

Answer 5

Do all verbs are verb+se? All of them? Because there's no creerse in my dictionary.

Pronominal use of verbs or even reflexive verbs do not have to be in the dictionary. These are language nuances. Now, time to vote! - francobollo, Nov 10, 2012

Answer 6

Yes, because B thinks A's friends will wait for him, no matter if it's little bit earlier or later. But A doesn't think so , and no te lo creas, I would think it means, don't you think that they will wait for me whatever the time is.

No te creas and No te lo creas would have not bearing on what you are trying to convey. Either one would work. - francobollo, Nov 10, 2012

Answer 7

In this sentence, with this context, can I say ,no te lo creas or not?

Sure. But do you understand what it means and how it is being used? - francobollo, Nov 10, 2012

Now, why no te "lo" creas? Any specific reason for the change? - francobollo, Nov 10, 2012