decídete
/deθidete/from spelling rules
The English phrase "make up your mind" is translated into Spanish as decídete.
You can use the direct command decídete, or if you want to express the necessity of making a decision without using a direct command, you can say tienes que decidirte.
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb used here is a reflexive form of decidir, meaning the action of deciding is directed back at the subject. Depending on who you are addressing, the form changes: decídete is the informal singular imperative, used when speaking to a friend or peer. decídase is the formal singular imperative, used when speaking to someone in a respectful or professional manner. And decídanse is the plural imperative, used when addressing a group of people.
How do you pronounce it?
/deθidete/
Did you know?
- The root word decidir comes from the Latin decidere, which literally means 'to cut off'. To make up your mind is conceptually to cut away all other options.
- In Spain, if someone is struggling to make up their mind, a friend might tell them to no le des más vueltas. This literally means 'do not give it more turns' and describes the act of overthinking a decision.
- In Spanish, you can also say hazte a la idea if you want someone to 'make up their mind' about accepting a new reality or situation.
Examples in context
- ¡Hazlo o déjalo, decídete ya!Take it or leave it. Make up your mind already!This sentence shows how to use decídete in an emphatic way.Tatoeba #8779260 by Shishir, translation #9189243 by DJ_Saidez
- Decídete.Make up your mind.Tatoeba #2049450 by Shishir, translation #2047121 by CK
- ¡Decídete ya!Make up your mind!Tatoeba #5631986 by arh, translation #9564800 by DJ_Saidez
- Por favor, decídase ya. Necesitamos tomar una decisión final.Please, make up your mind. We need to make a final decision.
- Es hora de tomar una decisión. No podemos seguir esperando.It's time to make up our minds. We can't keep waiting.
- ¡Vamos, decídete! No hay mucho tiempo.Come on, make up your mind! There's not much time.
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Example conversation
Sofía and Javier are choosing a restaurant for dinner.
- Sofía¿Quieres pizza o sushi, Javier?Do you want pizza or sushi, Javier?
- JavierNo lo sé, ambos suenan bien.I don't know, both sound good.
- Sofía¡Ay, decídete de una vez!Oh, make up your mind once and for all!
- JavierEstá bien, vamos por pizza.Okay, let's go for pizza.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
