How to say "to get" in Spanish.

Question

For example, "I get all the girls" or "You get money." The only infinitive verb I can find that is close is "ganar," which means "to gain" or "to win." Is this the same as "to get" or is there a different verb?

please fill out your profile so that we may better help you . Bienvenido al foro , buena suerte amiga - ray76, Feb 18, 2015

:) - ian-hill, Feb 18, 2015

You chose the most diffucult of all English verbs to ask about. Check the link Jack-OBrien gave you below and you will see why. - ian-hill, Feb 18, 2015

Answer 1

I would highly recommend reading this written by one of the most respected SD members ever.

I just did, it is really great, thanks :) - Joydeep_Singh, Feb 18, 2015

Thanks mate I have been trying to resurrect that for yonks , it is priceless , as was he. - ray76, Feb 18, 2015

True - ian-hill, Feb 18, 2015

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Great link! - rac1, Feb 18, 2015

Answer 2

Is there a reason you don't want to use conseguir:

http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/conseguir

1. (an objective or goal)

a. to obtain

Consiguió la residencia y se puede quedar en el país.He obtained residency and can stay in the country.

b. to achieve

Ese hombre consiguió todas sus metas profesionales.That man achieved all his career goals.

1. to obtain, to get (obtener) ; to achieve (un objetivo)

• consiguió todo lo que se propuso she achieved everything she set out to do

[+meta, objetivo] to achieve; [+resultado] to obtain; achieve ha conseguido el resultado esperado la empresa ha conseguido unos resultados económicos fantásticos consiguió las notas suficientes para estudiar medicina [+premio, campeonato] to win; [+entradas, empleo, dinero] to get al final no conseguí el dinero suficiente he conseguido dos entradas para la ópera a los 20 años conseguí mi primer empleo [+documento, visado, beca, permiso] to get; obtain consiguió una beca para estudiar en el extranjero [+acuerdo] to reach

I think this answer is actually more in line with what the OP asked - although the other one is very useful! - BailaBailaBaila, Feb 18, 2015

Thanks, I was only trying to answer for the uses the person was asking about. :) - bosquederoble, Feb 19, 2015