Agarrar, Aguantar, Coger, Asir ?
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"To grab/ hold. I have heard them these ways but CAN they be interchangeable,
Thank you!
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updated Mar 13, 2015
edited by Juni333
posted by Juni333
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To me agarrar is to grab/catch, aguantar is to stand/put up with, coger is a Spain verb that I avoid, but take or maybe grab, and asir I have not used. So I cannot answer for you. :) - bosquederoble, Mar 13, 2015
Your answer helped though thanks! - Juni333, Mar 13, 2015
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Asir is the formal version of agarrar but they both mean to grab, hang on to, cling to etc. Agarrar seemed to be the preferred verb in Latin America from my experience.
Coger can mean to grab but is mainly used that way in Spain. In many L.A. countries it has other not so polite connotations.
Aguantar is a different story and means to endure or put up with or to stand etc.
updated Mar 13, 2015
posted by Kiwi-Girl
Kiwi surely it would be appropriate for the poster to write sentences describing how he needs to use these terms , the context is very important here, don't you think? - ray76, Mar 13, 2015
