Diveritir VS disfrutar

Question

¡Todos feliz navidad!

Divertir - to enjoy oneself

Disfrutar - to enjoy, however it also says that you can use it when expressing that you're enjoying yourself. Is it right to say that you use ''disfrutar'' when there is no direct object?

Are the use of the verbs correct?

Divierto correr a la casa.

Muchos turistos disfrutan la naturaleza español.

This query occured to me too, whilst considering the 'palabra del día'. I look forward to seeing the responses. - annierats, Dec 25, 2012

Hi, venga! It should be "divertirse", always pronominal (Me divierto, se divierte...) Divertir is very seldom used. Divertirse is really common. - cogumela, Dec 26, 2012

Answer 1

Hesitantly:

Me divierte correr a casa. ( It amuses me, I think it's fun,to run home)

Me gusta volver a casa corriendo ( another solution).

Unhesitatingly:

Muchos turistas disfrutan de la naturaleza española. ( the tourists benefit from)

Muy bien mi querida vikinga navideña, pero se dice "correr" con "e" - 005faa61, Dec 25, 2012

Gracias Julián, typo, claro.. ¡ Prospero Año Nuevo! - annierats, Dec 25, 2012

¡A ti te deseo lo mismo y que tengas muchas parrandas and muchos caballos! - 005faa61, Dec 25, 2012

"Me divierte correr..." ¡Hola Annie! :) - cogumela, Dec 26, 2012

Gracias Cogumela ! Te deseo un buen año nuevo. - annierats, Dec 26, 2012

Cogu: a casa o por la casa? - annierats, Dec 26, 2012

Answer 2

Is it right to say that you use ''disfrutar'' when there is no direct object?

I don´t believe so. In fact, I´d say disfrutar is often used with a direct object, and that divertirse, being reflexive, doesn´t.

p.ej.

Transitive: Espero que disfrutes tu viaje.

Intransitive: ¡que disfrutes!

(though you could argue even that is transitive, but with an implied object)

Now, What I´d like to better understand is just when disfrutar is used with ´de´ and when not, and if using it with ´de´ makes it instransitive.

I have been corrected countless times for trying to use "disfrutar" intransitively in English :) - cogumela, Dec 26, 2012

In Spanish, the transitive use of "disfrutar" is quite uncommon. Most of the time, we use it intransitively. - cogumela, Dec 26, 2012

Your first sentence is correct, but unusual. The second one is heard all the time. - cogumela, Dec 26, 2012

"Disfrutar de" is used all the time, and yes, it makes it intransitive. - cogumela, Dec 26, 2012

Thanks for the feedback. Always glad to have it. - rogspax, Dec 26, 2012

Answer 3

1. Me divierte correr en la casa.
2. Me divierto al correr en la casa.

Answer 4

"Divertir" is closer to "have fun" and "disfrutar" is like "to enjoy" and "to benefit from".

Yes. - annierats, Dec 25, 2012

?????? "divertir and divertir? What about disfrutar? - margarita1943, Dec 25, 2012

I'm sure JulianChivi just made a typo. Thanks for the reply. I understand a lot better now. :) - vengamujer, Dec 25, 2012

oops! - 005faa61, Dec 26, 2012

Answer 5

Divertir < Disfrutar

Me divirtio la funcion ( the show was OK ) Disfrute de la funcion ( the show was great )

Answer 6

I hear disfrutar in the contest of "enjoy your meal".

"Disfrutate!"