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"Take care" is a form of "take care", a phrase which is often translated as "ten cuidado". "Take care of you" is a phrase which is often translated as "cuidarte". Learn more about the difference between "take care of you" and "take care" below.
take care of you(
teyk
kehr
uhv
yu
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
a. cuidarte (informal) (singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
You don't have to worry. I will always take care of you.No tienes que preocuparte. Siempre te cuidaré.
a. cuidarlos (plural, masculine or mixed gender)
Mom is going to take care of you while I am in Europe.Mamá va a cuidarlos cuando mientras yo esté en Europa.
b. cuidarlas (feminine)
You can't go to France by yourselves. Who will take care of you?No pueden ir a Francia solas. ¿Quién las cuidará?
take care(
teyk
kehr
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
a. ten cuidado (informal) (singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
A word or phrase that is singular (e.g., el gato).
Take care not to fall into the water.Ten cuidado de no caer al agua.
b. tenga cuidado (formal) (singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
A word or phrase that is singular (e.g., el gato).
Take care not to hit reply all when you send the email.Tenga cuidado de no darle al responder a todos cuando envíe el email.
a. cuídate (informal) (singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
A word or phrase that is singular (e.g., el gato).
See you next week. Take care!Hasta la semana que viene. ¡Cuídate!
b. cuídese (formal) (singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
A word or phrase that is singular (e.g., el gato).
Good luck with your business trip and take care.Suerte con el viaje de negocios y cuídese.
a. tengan cuidado (plural)
A word or phrase that is plural (e.g., los libros).
Take care not to trip and fall on the step.Tengan cuidado de no tropezar y caer en el escalón.
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
a. tener cuidado
We need to take care we don't damage the wall when drilling.Tenemos que tener cuidado de no dañar la pared al taladrar.
b. asegurarse
They should take care to book their vacation through a reputable firm.Deberían asegurarse de reservar las vacaciones con una empresa reputada.
a. poner cuidado en
Sam always takes a lot of care over his homework.Sam siempre pone mucho cuidado en la tarea.
