bajarse [with de]
To get off in Spanish is to say bajarse [with de].
The phrase bajarse de is used for getting off vehicles like buses, trains, cars or bicycles.
Meaning: (''ambitransitive'') to disembark from (verb)
Which one should you use?
While bajarse de means to get off, subirse a is the standard way to say to get on or board a vehicle.
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb is reflexive (bajarse) and requires the preposition 'de' to indicate the vehicle or place being exited.
Did you know?
- In some contexts, saying bajarse can mean to 'opt out' or 'withdraw' from a plan or a social commitment, similar to 'getting off the bandwagon'.
- If you want to tell a driver to 'drop you off' at a specific spot, you use dejarme rather than bajarme, as the action shifts to the person letting you out.
- In some coastal regions, bajarse can also be used colloquially to mean 'to go down to the beach' or 'to head down to the coast'.
Examples in context
- Por favor, bájese del autobúsPlease, get off the bus
- Le ruego que descienda del tren en la próxima paradaI kindly request that you get off the train at the next stop
- Baje de mi propiedad ahora mismoGet off my property right now
- Salte del aguaGet out of the water
- ¡Baja de ahí ahora mismo!Get off from there right now!
- Por favor, bájese del tren en la próxima estación.Please get off the train at the next station.
- Ruego que te bajes del coche ahora mismo.I kindly ask you to get off the car right now.
- Me bajo del autobús.I am getting off the bus.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “get off” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
