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"Golpear" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "to hit", and "crujir" is an intransitive verb which is often translated as "to creak". Learn more about the difference between "golpear" and "crujir" below.
golpear(
gohl
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peh
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ahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to strike)
d. to bang on
El abogado golpeó la mesa durante el juicio.The lawyer banged on the table during the trial.
a. to hit
El pueblo fue golpeado con otra mala noticia ayer.The town was hit by another piece of bad news yesterday.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. to beat (with "against")
Las ramas del árbol golpearon contra la puerta.The branches of the tree beat against the door.
golpearse
A reflexive verb is a verb that indicates that the subject performs an action on itself (e.g., Miguel se lava.).
a. to hit
Me golpeé el pie contra la reja tratando de darle una patada al balón.I hit my foot against the fence trying to kick the ball.
b. to bang oneself
Se golpeó contra la mesa al caerse.She banged herself on the table when she fell.
crujir(
kroo
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heer
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. to creak (stairs or wood)
Sentí que venías porque la escalera crujía.I heard you coming because the stairs were creaking.
b. to rustle (leaves, paper, cloth)
Hay alguien en el patio. Puedo oír cómo crujen las hojas caídas.There's somebody in the backyard. I can hear the fallen leaves rustling.
c. to crackle (firewood)
Nos sentamos junto a la fogata y escuchamos crujir la leña.We sat by the bonfire and we listened to the firewood crackling.
d. to crunch (food, gravel, snow)
La nieve crujía con cada paso que daba hacia la casa.The snow crunched with every step I took toward the house.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. to crack (articulation or bone)
¿Te puede agarrar artritis si te crujes los nudillos con frecuencia?Can you get arthritis if you crack your knuckles often?
crujirse
A reflexive verb is a verb that indicates that the subject performs an action on itself (e.g., Miguel se lava.).
a. to crack (articulation or bone)
No te crujas los dedos así; te ves muy amenazante.Don't crack your knuckles like that; you look really threatening.
