me hace bullying
/me aθe buʝʝinɡ/from spelling rules
In Spanish, "bullying me" is expressed as me hace bullying.
The phrase me hace bullying uses the English loanword "bullying" adapted into Spanish grammar. This adaptation is very common among younger generations and in social media contexts to describe someone using power or strength to repeatedly hurt or intimidate you.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
While me hace bullying is common in casual speech, the verb acosar is the more formal and standard term used in legal or academic contexts to describe harassment or bullying, such as in the phrase me acosa. If you need to be more formal, such as saying "they are intimidating me," you can use Están intimidándome.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Argentina, one can say Me están hostigando.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase me hace bullying uses the third-person singular form of the verb hacer (to do/make) to mean "he/she/it bullies me". To express that the bullying is currently happening or is an ongoing process, you should use the present continuous form me están haciendo bullying to mean "they are bullying me".
How do you pronounce it?
/me aθe buʝʝinɡ/
Did you know?
- The pronoun me in me hace bullying shares the same Proto-Indo-European roots as the Latin 'mē', which is the direct ancestor of the English 'me'.
- In Spain and Latin America, the use of the English word bullying often specifically denotes peer-to-peer harassment in schools, whereas acoso is used for broader contexts like workplace harassment.
- Depending on the country, hostigar can range from meaning 'to pester' in a mild way to describing severe psychological torture in legal settings.
Examples in context
- Me están acosando por mi apariencia físicaThey are bullying me because of my physical appearance
- No voy a permitir que me maltratenI won't allow them to mistreat me
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a problem at school.
- DanielSofía, necesito contarte algo sobre un compañero.Sofía, I need to tell you something about a classmate.
- SofíaClaro, Daniel. ¿Qué pasa?Of course, Daniel. What's happening?
- DanielDesde hace semanas, él me hace bullying.For weeks now, he has been bullying me.
- SofíaEso es terrible, debemos hablar con el profesor.That's terrible, we should talk to the teacher.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries bullying, hace, me, CC BY-SA 4.0.
