Special Uses of Certain Verbs

Acabar

to finish

Acabar de

to have just

Acabar por

to end up

Acabarse

to run out, it's over

Acordarse

to remember

Recordar

to remember

Andar

to go (inanimate object, no destination)

Ir

to go (particular destination)

Irse a (por)

to go away

Ya voy

I'm coming

Cuidar a (de)

to take care of

Cuidarse

to take care of oneself

Cuidarse de

to care about

Dar

to give

Dar un paseo

to take a walk

Dar a

to face

Dar a entender

to lead to believe

Dar con

to run into unexpectedly

Dar de

to give someone something to drink or eat

Dar por

to consider

Dar las

to strike (time)

�Que mas da?

What difference does it make?

Me da lo mismo/igual

It's all the same to me

Dejar

to leave something behind

Dejar de

to fail

Hacer

express weather conditions

Hacerse

to become after a certain effort

Llegar a ser

to become after a great deal of effort

Ponerse

to become involuntarily, to put on clothing

Volverse

to become something completely unexpected

Jugar

to play (a game or sport) (a)

Tocar

to play (a musical instrument)

Pensar de

To be deeply involved in thought, refer to an opinion

Pensar en

To think about

Poner

to put / to place / to turn on

Ponerse a

to begin

Quedar

to remain (stay), to be left

Quedarse

to lodge

Saber

to know (facts, information)

Conocer

to know complex things (person, country, literature)

Saber a

to taste like

Servir para/de

to serve as (purpose)

Servirse de

to make use of

S�rvase

please

Tener

to be (hungry, thirsty, etc.)

Tener que

to have to

Tener que ver

To have to do with someone/something

�Qu� tiene(s)?

What's the matter?

Aqu� tiene

here is (when handing someone something)

Volver

to return (from a place)

Devolver

to give back

Envolver

to wrap

Volver a

to do again

Volver en s�

to come to (after fainting)

Quedar en

to agree on