What are the differences between alegrar y alegrarse?
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A ver los regalos, los niños se pusieron muy alegres/ alegrarse. My book says alegres is correct, but I wonder why alegrarse is wrong?
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updated Feb 20, 2013
edited by zhmelissa
posted by zhmelissa
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Nihao. "Se" as you probably know is a relexsive pronoum. When you attach it to a verb it means that someone is performing the action on or for themselves. "Lavar" is to wash. "Lavarse" is to wash oneself. "Alegrar" means to make happy or to rejoice. "Alegrarse" means to make yourself happy or to be happy.
updated Feb 20, 2013
edited by kirk1
posted by kirk1
Ditto mate. - ray76, Feb 20, 2013
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Because alegres here is an adjective!, not a verb.
updated Feb 20, 2013
posted by mcl020
Thank you mc. - ray76, Feb 20, 2013
