echarlo
/et͡ʃaɾlo/from spelling rules
To kick him out in Spanish is echarlo.
The phrase is used to describe the act of forcing someone to leave a place or a group.
What does it mean word for word?
The word is composed of the verb echar, which literally means 'to throw' or 'to cast' and the suffix -lo, an object pronoun meaning 'him' attached to the end of the infinitive.
How does it change in a sentence?
The suffix changes based on the person being kicked out: use echarla to say 'kick her out'. To add emphasis to the person being kicked out, you can use the construction echarlo a él. When speaking in the past tense, such as 'I kicked him out', the form is lo eché.
How do you pronounce it?
/etʃaɾlo/
Did you know?
- The verb echar is also used in the common Spanish idiom echar de menos, which means 'to miss someone'. While it doesn't mean 'to kick out', it uses the same root verb for a completely different emotional concept.
- While echarlo means 'to kick him out', the Spanish phrase echar un vistazo uses the same verb to mean 'to take a quick look'.
- In many parts of Latin America, you might hear echar un cuento to mean 'to tell a story', using the same verb used for kicking someone out.
Examples in context
- Échalo de aquí, rápido.Kick him out of here, quickly
- Haz que se largue de una vez.Make him leave right away.
- Tengo que echarlo de la fiesta.I have to kick him out of the party.
- Si sigue gritando, vamos a echarlo.If he keeps shouting, we are going to kick him out.
- No puedes simplemente echarlo de la reunión.You can't just kick him out of the meeting.
Example conversation
María and Alejandro are discussing a noisy neighbor in their apartment building.
- María¿Podemos echarlo del edificio?Can we kick him out of the building?
- AlejandroNo es tan fácil, María.It is not that easy, María.
- MaríaPero es muy molesto.But he is very annoying.
- AlejandroTrataré de hablar con él primero.I will try to talk to him first.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
