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"Enojar" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "to anger", and "enfadar" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "to make angry". Learn more about the difference between "enojar" and "enfadar" below.
enojar(
eh
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noh
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hahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to upset)
a. to anger
La subida de impuestos enojó a los trabajadores autónomos.The tax raise angered freelance workers.
b. to make angry
No me vuelvas a mentir nunca jamás. Me enojan mucho las mentiras.Don't you ever lie to me again. Lies make me very angry.
c. to annoy
La mala calidad del césped enojó a los futbolistas.The bad quality of the grass annoyed the soccer players.
enojarse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
a. to get angry
Ese profesor se enoja muy fácil. Debemos invitarlo a una clase de yoga.That teacher gets angry really quickly. We should invite him to a yoga class.
b. to get mad
No te enojes con tus hijos; no saben lo que hacen.Don't get mad at your children; they don't know what they're doing.
c. to get annoyed
Me enoja mucho que alguien llegue tarde.I get really annoyed when someone is late.
d. to get cross (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
¿Por qué te enojas conmigo? Yo no dije nada.Why are you getting cross at me? I didn't say anything.
enfadar(
ehn
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fah
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dahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to upset)
enfadarse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
a. to get angry
Se enfadaron los vecinos cuando vieron lo que se había hecho a su jardín.The neighbors got angry when they saw what was done to their yard.
b. to get mad
No te enfades conmigo, yo no tuve la culpa de lo que pasó.Don't get mad at me. What happened wasn't my fault.
c. to get annoyed
La maestra se enfada cuando entregas tu trabajo sin nombre.The teacher gets annoyed when you turn in your work without your name on it.
d. to get cross (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Es muy irascible, se enfada con mucha facilidad.She's very irascible. She gets cross very easily.
a. to get tired of
Se enfadaron de comer pollo todos los días durante un mes.They got tired of eating chicken every day for a month.
A reciprocal verb is a verb that indicates that two or more subjects perform an action on each other (e.g., Ellos se abrazan.).
a. to fall out
Cristina y Néstor se enfadaron y ya no salen.Cristina and Nestor fell out and they're not dating anymore.
