{"id":4819,"date":"2012-05-07T08:00:27","date_gmt":"2012-05-07T12:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=4819"},"modified":"2014-07-15T13:48:47","modified_gmt":"2014-07-15T17:48:47","slug":"how-to-use-the-verb-pegar-in-spanish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/how-to-use-the-verb-pegar-in-spanish\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use the verb “pegar” in Spanish"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a1Buenos d\u00edas! \u00bfC\u00f3mo est\u00e1n Uds. hoy?<\/em><\/p>\n

Today we are going to learn the several uses of the verb pegar<\/em>. Pegar<\/em> is a very common and useful verb in Spanish so let’s get down to work!<\/p>\n

Here are some useful collocations and uses of pegar<\/em>:<\/p>\n

The first idea that comes to mind when we talk about pegar<\/strong> is to stick, to glue. Here are some examples:<\/p>\n

Le gustaba tanto Justin Bieber que ten\u00eda su p\u00f3ster pegado a la pared.<\/em> [She liked Justin Bieber so much that she had her poster glued to the wall.]
\nTengo que pegar un bot\u00f3n a la chaqueta.<\/em> [I have to sew this button on the jacket.]
\nPega esta sofa a la pared.<\/em> [Put this sofa against the wall.]
\nNo pudo separar las hojas porque se hab\u00edan pegado.<\/em> [He couldn’t separate the sheets because they got stuck.]
\nEl arroz se ha pegado a la paellera.<\/em> [The rice stuck in the paella pan.]<\/p>\n

Pegar<\/strong> is also used to say that you hit someone or knock\/bang yourself.<\/p>\n

Tu mam\u00e1 te va a pegar si descubre que has hecho eso.<\/em> [Your mother’s going to hit you if she finds out that you have done this.]
\nDej\u00f3 su marido pues \u00e9l le estaba pegando fuerto todos los d\u00edas.<\/em> [She left her husband because he was hitting her hard every day.]
\nMe pegu\u00e9 con la mesa.<\/em> [I knocked myself on the table.]
\nAl salir del aparcamiento me he pegado contra una farola.<\/em> [When I left the parking lot I hit a traffic light.]<\/p>\n

Pegar<\/strong> has several cool and common collocations:<\/p>\n

pegar un susto – to have a fright
\npegar un disgusto – to feel disgusted
\npegar un salto \/ un bote – to jump
\npegar un grito – to scream
\npegar fuego a – to set fire to
\npegarse un catarro – to catch a cold
\npegarle una bofetada a alguien – to slap someone
\npegarle un golpe \/ una paliza a alguien – to give someone a beating
\npegar brincos de alegr\u00eda – to jump for joy
\npegar un repaso (a un cap\u00edtulo) – to review, look over a chapter<\/p>\n

Some more uses of pegar<\/em>:<\/p>\n

Esta camisa pega bien con estos pantalones.<\/em> [This shirt goes well with these pants.]
\nEl colegio est\u00e1 pegando a mi casa.<\/em> [The school is really near my house.]
\nLa luz pega en la pared de mi habitaci\u00f3n.<\/em> [The light hits my bedroom wall.]
\nEstos dos \u00faltimos versos no pegan.<\/em> [These two last verses don’t rhyme.]
\nEsta m\u00fasica es la que est\u00e1 pegando (fuerte) este verano.<\/em> [This song is a hit this summer.]
\nSe me ha pegado esta canci\u00f3n.<\/em> [I can’t stop singing this song.]
\nEn esta curva me la pegu\u00e9 hace un a\u00f1o con el coche.<\/em> [I crashed (with the car) at that curve last year.]
\nSomos tan ingenuos que nos la pegan cada dos por tres.<\/em> [We are so naive that people deceive us every other minute.]<\/p>\n

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\u00a1Buenos d\u00edas! \u00bfC\u00f3mo est\u00e1n Uds. hoy? Today we are going to learn the several uses of the verb pegar. Pegar is a very common and useful verb in Spanish so let’s get down to work! Here are some useful collocations and uses of pegar: The first idea that comes to mind when we talk about…<\/p>\n

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