muérete
/mweɾete/from spelling rules
The English phrase "go die" is translated into Spanish as muérete.
muérete is a harsh expression used to tell someone that you hate them or want them to stop existing.
Which one should you use?
muérete is used when addressing one person you know well or are angry with, whereas muéranse is used to direct this command at a group of people.
How does it change in a sentence?
muérete is the informal singular imperative. To address a group, use the plural form muéranse. For a single person in a formal context, use the singular formal imperative muérase.
How do you pronounce it?
/mweɾete/
Did you know?
- Using muérase (the formal version) can actually make the phrase sound more menacing or cold than muérete because the formality creates a chilling emotional distance.
- In certain regional slang, morir is used in phrases like morirse de ganas to describe an intense longing for something, rather than a desire for death.
- The word muérete contains a reflexive pronoun, meaning the command literally translates to 'die yourself'.
Examples in context
- ¡Muérete de una vez!Just go die already!
- No te quiero ver más, ¡muérete!I don't want to see you anymore, go die!
- ¡Vete y muérete!Get out and go die!
Example conversation
Two siblings are having a heated argument after a fight.
- Alejandro¡Te odio, muérete!I hate you, go die!
- SofíaNo me hables así, Alejandro.Don't talk to me like that, Alejandro.
- Alejandro¡Es que eres insoportable!It's just that you are unbearable!
- Sofía¡Pues vete de aquí!Well then, get out of here!
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
