Se puso de pie
/se puso de pje/from spelling rules
To say "stood up" in Spanish, use Se puso de pie.
Se puso de pie is used to describe the physical movement of transitioning from a sitting or lying position to a standing position.
Which one should you use?
While se puso de pie specifically describes the transition to a standing position, the phrase se levantó is a more common and general way to say someone "got up" from a chair or bed. The verb levantarse is a very frequent synonym for ponerse de pie in everyday conversation.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form se puso de pie uses the preterite tense of the reflexive verb ponerse, which indicates that the action of standing up was a completed action in the past.
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the measurement for a 'foot' is a semantic loan from English. While pie naturally means the body part, its use as a 12-inch unit of length was adopted from the English system.
- While se puso de pie describes the physical act of standing, Spanish uses the related verb levantarse to mean both 'getting out of bed' and 'waking up'.
- The phrase se puso de pie literally describes putting oneself 'of foot'. This differs from the English 'stood up', which focuses on the upward direction of the movement.
Examples in context
- El hombre se puso de pie.The man stood up.Tatoeba #1258380 by marcelostockle, translation #45261 by CK
- El hombre se puso de pie y comenzó a cantar.The man stood up and began to sing.Tatoeba #1573345 by marcelostockle, translation #46037 by CK
- Él se puso de pie.He stood up.Tatoeba #717459 by Zifre, translation #517531 by blay_paul
- María fue plantada por su cita de esta noche.María was stood up by her date tonight.
- Roberto se sintió muy mal cuando fue dejado plantado en el restaurante.Roberto felt awful when he was stood up at the restaurant.
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Elena and Javier are in a cinema when a movie ends.
- ElenaLa película terminó y Javier se puso de pie.The movie ended and Javier stood up.
- JavierSí, ya quiero salir de aquí.Yes, I want to leave here already.
- ElenaYo también, vamos por el camino corto.Me too, let's take the short way.
- JavierPerfecto, vamos ahora.Perfect, let's go now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, pie, puso, se, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
