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Art/Literary - Linguistics / Questions | | Spanish term or phrase: Morir y Morirse... | Me podrian dar una breve explicacion
Como se usan estos verbos y como explicarlos.. Ejemplos serian bienvenido..
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| | | see examples. | Explanation:
There is a link with a number of examples.
http://spanish.about.com/od/usingparticularverbs/a/morir-vs-...
Question: I am reading your explanation on caer and caerse and am interested to know if you have addressed ***morir and morirse**.
In general, it is always grammatically correct to use morir (the nonreflexive form) to mean "to die." Some examples:
Mi perrita murió hace 3 días. My puppy died three days ago.
Mi padre murió y no sabemos cuál era su contraseña. My father died, and we don't know what his password was.
Si elegimos no hacer nada, entonces la esperanza morirá. If we choose to do nothing, then hope will die.
Muere de cáncer la cantante mexicana. The Mexican singer is dying of cancer.
Al menos cinco soldados murieron y ocho resultaron heridos. At least five soldiers died and eight were injured.
Although not mandatory in such instances, the reflexive form, morirse can be used when speaking about a natural death, especially one that didn't come suddenly. It can also be used when speaking of friends or relatives. Some examples:
Los dinosaurios no se murieron de frío. The dinosaurs didn't die of cold.
Mi amigo se murió hace dos días en un trágico accidente. My friend died two days ago in a tragic accident.
Yo me moriré sin tus besos. I will die without your kisses.
Me choca cuando se mueren los escritores que me gustan. I am shocked when writers that I like die.
Mis abuelos se murieron en Colombia y yo no pude ir a sus funerales. My grandparents died in Colombia and I couldn't go to their funerals.
However, this isn't a hard and fast rule. You might also think of morirse as being more informal or less "serious-sounding" than morir. Or you might think of morirse as a somewhat softer form of the verb. If you're uncertain which one to use, morir is probably the safer choice.
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Note added at 8 mins (2012-01-25 03:43:25 GMT)
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Another thread:
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=39806
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Note added at 5 days (2012-01-31 02:41:25 GMT) Post-grading
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9 hrs confidence:  die
Explanation:
In English we use "die" and the translation can be morir or morirse without distinction.
Eg: Die of hunger: Morir/Morirse de hambre
However, in some cases (and here I agree with some of the coments) morirse might sound a bit more informal.
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