ser atropellado
/seɾ atɾopeʝado/from spelling rules
To get run over in Spanish is ser atropellado.
This phrase is used to describe the action of being hit and driven over by a vehicle.
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the action of running someone over, you use the active verb atropellar. The phrase ser atropellado uses a passive construction. The past participle atropellado must agree in gender and number with the person being run over: use atropellada for a female, atropellados for a group of males or a mixed group and atropelladas for a group of females.
How do you pronounce it?
/seɾ atɾopeʝado/
Did you know?
- The verb atropellar is closely linked to the word tropel, which refers to a disorderly crowd or a rushing herd of animals.
- In certain Latin American dialects, atropellar can be used to describe a person who speaks very quickly or interrupts others constantly, effectively 'running over' the conversation.
- The word atropellado can be used as an adjective to describe something done in a hurried, clumsy, or disorganized manner.
Examples in context
- El perro fue atropellado por un coche.The dog was run over by a car.
- El ciclista no quiere ser atropellado.The cyclist does not want to be run over.
Example conversation
Sofía and Javier are discussing a traffic accident they saw.
- SofíaMira, ese hombre estuvo a punto de ser atropellado.Look, that man was almost run over.
- JavierQué susto, el conductor no lo vio.How scary, the driver didn't see him.
- SofíaEs peligroso ser atropellado en esta avenida.It is dangerous to get run over on this avenue.
- JavierSí, todos deben cruzar por el paso.Yes, everyone should cross at the crosswalk.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
