What does it mean word for word?
The literal translation of ¿te tiraste un pedo? is 'did you throw yourself a fart?' In this context, the reflexive verb tirarse (to throw oneself) is used idiomatically to mean 'to release' or 'to let out'.
Which one should you use?
While ¿te tiraste un pedo? is common, you can also use ¿te echaste un pedo? by replacing the verb with echarse. For more informal variations, you might hear ¿Tiraste un gas? or ¿Dejaste escapar un peo?
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
¿te tiraste un pedo? is highly informal and uses the word pedo, which is considered vulgar or blunt in many social settings. For a more polite or euphemistic way to ask if someone passed gas, use ¿te has tirado un gas? or the formal ¿Ha soltado usted gas?
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb tirarse is used in the preterite tense to indicate a completed action in the past.
Did you know?
- In Mexico, the word pedo is used in dozens of slang expressions that have nothing to do with flatulence, such as está pedo, which means someone is drunk.
- The phrase ¡Qué pedo! is used in Mexico as a coarse way to say 'What's up?' or 'What's going on?' without any reference to flatulence.
- While pedo is used across the Spanish-speaking world, in some Caribbean regions like Venezuela or the Dominican Republic, the final 'd' is often dropped, resulting in peo.
Examples in context
- Huele mal, ¿te tiraste un pedo?It smells bad, did you fart?
Example conversation
Lucía and Mateo are sitting together on the sofa.
- LucíaMateo, ¿te tiraste un pedo?Mateo, did you fart?
- MateoNo, yo no fui.No, it wasn't me.
- LucíaHuele muy mal aquí.It smells very bad in here.
- MateoQuizás fue el perro.Maybe it was the dog.
