Se enfático en deporte: 4 frases clave

Reflexivos enfáticos en deporte: elige cuándo usar se para énfasis en 3 frases.

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Dannis

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Sports Colloquialisms and slang Pronouns Verbs

Keywords:

me sé el himno no me lo creo comerse el partido beberse el agua

Reflexivos enfáticos: "se" adds emphasis or the idea of "all / completely". Very common in sports and when talking about emotions. (B1)

Me sé el himno = I know the anthem by heart. "Me" adds a personal/emphatic touch. Eng.: "I know the anthem by heart."

No me lo creo = I can’t believe it! "Lo" = the piece of news / the fact. It’s an emotional reaction. Eng.: "I don’t believe it!"

Comerse el partido = to totally dominate the match. "Se" gives the idea of totality. Eng.: "as if he ‘devoured’ the match" (completely controlled it).

Beberse el agua = to drink it all. With comer/beber, "se" indicates complete consumption. Eng.: "to drink it all up".

Tip: "se" doesn’t change the basic meaning; it adds a nuance (personal/total). Use it in colloquial speech, naturally.

In Spain, sport is everywhere in the language: fixed expressions, talk shows, and passion in stadiums and bars.

Comprehension check:

To emphasize the idea of “by heart”, which option sounds more natural? ___ el himno.

Me sé

Sé

Se sé

In spoken Spanish, with "saber" people often add "me" to give the nuance of “knowing by heart”: Me sé el himno. The form Sé el himno is possible, but it sounds less colloquial/emphatic.

Think about adding a more personal/emotional touch.

“Beberse el agua” means…

probar un poco

tomársela entera

guardarla para después

The clitic "se" with verbs like comer/beber often adds the idea of “total consumption”: to drink it all.

Think of the idea: “to drink it all up.”

In “No me lo creo”, what does “lo” refer to?

a una persona (a él)

a la noticia/el hecho

a la emoción

"Lo" is a neutral direct object pronoun: it refers to “that” which someone tells you (a fact/piece of news). The phrase expresses an emotional reaction: “I don’t believe it!”

Think of “lo” as “that” (the fact/news).