apiadarse
apiadarse(
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pyah
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dahr
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seh
)A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
a. to take pity on
Ojalá el casero se apiade de nosotros y nos deje vivir aquí hasta que encontremos una nueva casa.I hope our landlord takes pity on us and lets us live here until we can find a new home.
apiadar
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. to earn the pity of
El niño apiadó a sus padres con sus lágrimas y consiguió el juguete que quería.The child's tears earned him his parents' pity and he got the toy he wanted.
b. to move to pity
La desgracia que Sara vivió apiadó a sus profesores y le dieron otra oportunidad para pasar el examen.Sara's misfortune moved her teachers to pity and they gave her another chance at passing the test.
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