echarme
/et͡ʃaɾme/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'kick me out' is translated into Spanish as echarme.
The phrase is used to describe being forced to leave a place or a group. You may encounter the informal expression Sácame a patadas when the idea of being kicked out is meant more literally.
Which one should you use?
Echarme is the general term for being kicked out, whereas expulsarme is a formal alternative specifically used when referring to being removed from an official institution or a formal group.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form echarme is used when the verb is in the infinitive, such as after another verb: Van a echarme (They are going to kick me out).
How do you pronounce it?
/etʃaɾme/
Did you know?
- While echarme is common, using echar with certain objects creates completely different meanings, like echar de menos, which means 'to miss' someone.
- If you want to say someone was kicked out of a job, Spanish speakers often use the term despedir, which is the same word used for 'to say goodbye'.
- In some Latin American countries, echar is used to describe 'spending' time, as in echar la tarde, which literally translates to 'throwing the afternoon'.
Examples in context
- Oye, si me pongo pesado, sácame a patadas de la fiesta.Hey, if I become annoying, kick me out of the party.
- Chicos, si me ven comportándome mal, échenme o bótenme del grupo.Guys, if you see me misbehaving, kick me out of the group.
- Me echaron de la fiesta.They kicked me out of the party.
- No puedes echarme de la fiesta.You can't kick me out of the party.
- Si hago mucho ruido, van a echarme.If I make too much noise, they are going to kick me out.
- Él amenazó con echarme del grupo.He threatened to kick me out of the group.
Example conversation
Lucía is worried about her behavior at a party.
- LucíaMateo, ¿estoy hablando demasiado?Mateo, am I talking too much?
- MateoNo te preocupes, Lucía, estás bien.Don't worry, Lucía, you are fine.
- LucíaEs que no quiero que intenten echarme.It's just that I don't want them to try to kick me out.
- MateoNadie te va a echar de aquí.Nobody is going to kick you out of here.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
