Spanish is widely known for having various ways of expressing some ideas. The verb \u201cto become\u201d is one of them. It takes many forms depending on several factors. Here are some uses:<\/p>\n
1. If you want to indicate physical or emotional change, often involuntary, use ponerse<\/em><\/strong>. (Yo me pongo, yo me puse, yo me he puesto, etc.), followed by an adjective.<\/p>\n Me pongo loco cuando mi esposa hace eso.<\/em> (I go crazy when my wife does that.) 2. If we\u00b4re talking about a sudden and often deep change, we use volverse<\/strong>. (Yo me vuelvo, yo me volv\u00ed, yo me he vuelto, etc.), followed by an adjective.<\/p>\n Despu\u00e9s de empezar a ganar mucho dinero, Mar\u00eda se volvi\u00f3 muy arrogante. <\/em>(After she started making a lot of money, Mar\u00eda became very arrogant.) 3. Hacerse<\/strong> and llegar a ser<\/strong> indicate a change caused by an effort, and are followed either by a noun or an adjective.<\/p>\n Se hizo m\u00e9dico.<\/em> (He became a doctor. [indicating he possibly had to put himself through Med school]) 4. Transformarse<\/strong> and convertirse<\/strong> talk about changes in things and are usually followed by a noun.<\/p>\n La fiesta se convirti\u00f3 en un jaleo tan grande que tuvieron que llamar a la polic\u00eda.<\/em> (The party became such a mess that they had to call the police.) Spanish is widely known for having various ways of expressing some ideas. The verb \u201cto become\u201d is one of them. It takes many forms depending on several factors. Here are some uses: 1. If you want to indicate physical or emotional change, often involuntary, use ponerse. (Yo me pongo, yo me puse, yo me he…<\/p>\n
\nSe puso rojo de rabia cuando me vio.<\/em> (He went red with anger when he saw me.)<\/p>\n
\nJuan se volvi\u00f3 muy responsable cuando muri\u00f3 su padre. <\/em>(Juan became very responsible when his dad died.)<\/p>\n
\nSe hizo rico de la noche a la ma\u00f1ana.<\/em> (He became rich overnight.)
\nCon su \u00faltimo \u00e1lbum, ese grupo ha llegado a ser muy popular. <\/em>(After their latest album, that group became very popular.)
\nEra analfabeto, pero lleg\u00f3 a ser Presidente de su pa\u00eds.<\/em> (He was illiterate, but he became the president of his country.)<\/em><\/p>\n
\nLa leche puede transformarse en queso.<\/em> (Milk can be turned into cheese.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"