Ponerse + adj = Volverse + adj?
Lola se puso furiosa.
Lola se volvió furiosa.
Lo mismo?
Lola se volverá loca.
Lola se pondrá loca.
Lo mismo?
4 Answers
Both phrases mean "to become". To me, "volverse" has more of a sense of suddenness, as if the change happened "just like that". "Ponerse" can also mean "to start or begin", as in "ponerse a hacer algo". Also, in my experience, "Ponerse" is usually used with emotions and such, while "volverse" can be used with anything you can suddenly become, for example, "volverse rico" means "to get rich overnight". So, with your examples, I would read these as:
She became furious.
She became furious (all of a sudden).
She will become insane.
She will go crazy (as in "angry", not clinically insane).
Of course, I am not a native speaker, so this may just be my perception, but this is the sense I get based on the ways I have heard and seen these two phrases used.
I agree with Pumpkin, but the choice between "ponerse" and "volverse" must be made very carefully, ie: People don´t normally stay furious their entire lives, so either verb would work.
But people can be crazy during their entire lives, so if you mean someone became momentarily crazy just as a reaction, then you should use se puso loca. But if you mean someone lost control of their faculties and remained crazy during a portion of their life, then se volvió loca would be used. So they can have a different meaning depending on context.
I think this is a good explanation.
Now you are forgetful. Ahora estás despistado.
And you are making me crazy. Y me pongo loca. I mean now you are making me crazy, maybe after 2 mins you will make me smile, it´s temporarily making me crazy not forever. So here, should I use ponerse o volverse?
