lárgate de aquí
/laɾɡate de aki/from spelling rules
The English phrase "get the hell out of here" can be translated into Spanish as lárgate de aquí.
This phrase is an aggressive or angry command used to tell someone to leave a place immediately.
What does it mean word for word?
The word lárgate is the imperative form of the pronominal verb largarse, which literally means to depart or to set off (get lost / go away).
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The phrase lárgate de aquí is informal and carries a rude, aggressive tone. It functions as the equivalent of adding "the hell" to the English command.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase lárgate de aquí uses the informal tú imperative form, making it a direct command to one person. If you want to tell a group of people to get out of here, you should use the plural imperative lárguense de aquí.
Did you know?
- The verb largarse is based on the root largo, meaning 'long'. To 'get lost' in Spanish is figuratively to make the distance between yourself and the speaker as long as possible.
- The word aquí is a linguistic contraction. It evolved from the Vulgar Latin phrase eccum hīc, which combined words meaning 'this' and 'here'.
- If a speaker wants to make lárgate de aquí sound even more threatening, they might add the word ya, which means 'now'. This transforms the command into lárgate de aquí ya, removing any remaining patience from the speaker.
Examples in context
- ¡Lárgate de aquí y déjame en paz!Get out of here and leave me alone!
- ¡Lárgate de aquí ahora mismo!Get the hell out of here right now!
- No quiero verte más, ¡lárgate de aquí!I don't want to see you anymore, get the hell out of here!
- Si no te vas, te diré: ¡lárgate de aquí!If you don't leave, I'll tell you: get the hell out of here!
Example conversation
A heated argument in a living room.
- Elena¡Estoy harta de tus mentiras!I am fed up with your lies!
- AlejandroElena, por favor, cálmate.Elena, please, calm down.
- Elena¡No, lárgate de aquí!No, get the hell out of here!
- AlejandroEstá bien, me voy.Fine, I am leaving.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries aquí, de, CC BY-SA 4.0.
