levántate ahora
/lebantate aoɾa/from spelling rules
The English phrase "get up now" is translated into Spanish as levántate ahora.
This phrase is used as a command to tell someone to rise from a bed or a seated position immediately.
What does it mean word for word?
The word levántate is a combination of the verb levantar (to lift or raise) and the reflexive pronoun te (yourself).
Which one should you use?
Levántate is an informal imperative used with friends, family or children, whereas levántese is the formal version.
How does it change in a sentence?
When speaking to someone formally using usted, you must change the reflexive pronoun from te to se to say levántese ahora. To command a group of people to get up now, use the plural form levántense ahora.
Did you know?
- The 17th-century writer Francisco de Quevedo once mocked the form agora as a 'rustic vulgarity'.
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, a parent might use levántate while physically shaking the shoulder or pulling the covers off the bed.
Examples in context
- Juan, levántese ahora. Tenemos una reunión importante.Juan, get up now. We have an important meeting.
- Mariana, levántate ahora. El desayuno está listo.Mariana, get up now. Breakfast is ready.
- Levántate ahora, que llegamos tarde.Get up now, we are running late.
- ¡Levántate ahora mismo!Get up right now!
- Por favor, levántate ahora de la silla.Please, get up from the chair now.
Example conversation
Lucía is trying to wake Daniel up on a Monday morning.
- LucíaDaniel, levántate ahora.Daniel, get up now.
- DanielCinco minutos más, por favor.Five more minutes, please.
- LucíaNo, no hay tiempo.No, there is no time.
- DanielEstá bien, ya me levanto.Fine, I'm getting up now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ahora, CC BY-SA 4.0.
