me desperté
/me despeɾte/from spelling rules
In Spanish, me desperté is the way to say I woke up.
The phrase is used to state that a person has stopped sleeping.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is a reflexive form of the verb despertar, where the pronoun me indicates that the person is performing the action of waking up on themselves.
Which one should you use?
Use me desperté specifically to describe the moment you stopped sleeping. If you want to say that you physically left your bed, you should use me levanté (I got up) instead.
How does it change in a sentence?
me desperté is the first-person singular past tense form of the reflexive verb despertarse, which is the infinitive form for to wake up.
How do you pronounce it?
/me despeɾte/
Did you know?
- If you wake up abruptly due to a loud noise, you might use the phrase me desperté de golpe, which literally translates to waking up 'by a blow'.
- In some Spanish-speaking cultures, if someone tells you me desperté and you want to ask if they are actually alert and fully conscious, you might ask if they have already despabilado.
- The phrase despertar is used in the common idiom despertar el interés, which means to arouse or trigger someone's curiosity rather than waking them from sleep.
Examples in context
- Me desperté muy tarde.I woke up really late.This sentence is useful for saying you woke up late.Tatoeba #2223445 by Shishir, translation #9819393 by DJ_Saidez
- Me desperté al amanecer.I woke up at sunrise.This sentence is useful for saying you woke up at sunrise.Tatoeba #2267147 by hayastan, translation #2267146 by _undertoad
- Me desperté a las nueve.I woke up at nine.This sentence is useful for saying you woke up at a specific time.Tatoeba #13724535 by ecorralest101, translation #5509256 by mailohilohi
- Me desperté temprano para prepararme para el día.I woke up early to get ready for the day.
- Me desperté tarde hoy, ¡tengo prisa!I woke up late today, I'm in a hurry!
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Example conversation
Javier and Sofía are talking about their morning routines.
- JavierMe desperté con el ruido de la calle.I woke up with the noise from the street.
- SofíaQué mal, yo me desperté muy tranquila.That's too bad, I woke up very peacefully.
- Javier¿A qué hora te despertaste tú?What time did you wake up?
- SofíaMe desperté antes de que saliera el sol.I woke up before the sun came out.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
