{"id":6687,"date":"2013-04-03T07:00:21","date_gmt":"2013-04-03T11:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=6687"},"modified":"2014-07-15T15:25:11","modified_gmt":"2014-07-15T19:25:11","slug":"how-to-use-the-verb-quitar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/how-to-use-the-verb-quitar\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use the verb “quitar”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Quitar<\/strong> and sacar<\/strong> are very similar in use and today I will show you how to use quitar<\/strong> correctly.<\/p>\n

The first meaning of quitar<\/strong> is to take something off a surface, like when you take off your hat or take the book off a table:<\/p>\n

Quita el libro de la mesa. – Take the book off the table.<\/em>
\nEl anciano se quit\u00f3 el sombrero. – The old man took off his hat.<\/em>
\nQuita la mesa, por favor. – Clear the table, please.<\/em>
\nQuitando el queso, me gusta todo. – Apart from cheese, I’ll eat anything<\/em><\/p>\n

Quitar<\/strong> can also mean to remove or quit doing something:<\/p>\n

Se me han quitado los granos de la cara. – My pimples have been removed.<\/em>
\nEl aguarr\u00e1s quita las manchas de pintura. – Turpentine removes paint stains.<\/em>
\nHan quitado la vigilancia de aquel sition. – They took the security off that place.<\/em>
\nHan quitado esa l\u00ednea de autob\u00fas. – They stopped that bus line.<\/em>
\nEl caf\u00e9 me quita el sue\u00f1o. – Tea keeps me awake.<\/em><\/p>\n

Fue ella quien me quit\u00f3 de fumar. – It was her to got me to stop smoking.<\/em>
\nMe he quitado de beber. – I’ve stopped drinking.<\/em><\/p>\n

It can also mean “to take away” or “to steal”:<\/p>\n

Le quitaron el dinero a Pablo. – They took the money away from Pablo.<\/em>
\nMar\u00eda le quit\u00f3 el novio a Elena. – Mar\u00eda stole Elena’s fianc\u00e9.<\/em>
\nMe han quitado la billetera en la fiesta. – My walled was stolen at the party.<\/em><\/p>\n

Did you know it can also mean “to avoid” or “to be an obstacle”?<\/p>\n

Esto no quita que vayas a clase. – This doesn’t mean\/change the fact that you don’t have to go to class.<\/em>
\nQue no estemos de acuerdo en todo no quita que podamos ir de vacaciones juntos. – The fact that we don’t agree in everything doesn’t mean\/change the fact that we can’t go on vacation together.<\/em><\/p>\n

As a pronominal verb it means to “go away”:<\/p>\n

Qu\u00edtate de aqu\u00ed. – Get out of here.<\/em><\/p>\n

Some common collocations with quitar<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

quitar importancia<\/strong> – to play something down
\nquitar la palabra<\/strong> – to stop speaking to someone
\nquitar la raz\u00f3n<\/strong> – to contradict
\nquitar la vida a alguien<\/strong> – take someone’s life
\nquitar la vista de<\/strong> – to stop staring at
\nquitar las ganas<\/strong> – to put someone off something, to go off (the idea of) doing something
\nquitar tiempo<\/strong> – to take time away from
\nquitar un peso de encima<\/strong> – to lift a weight off
\nquitar una multa<\/strong> – to drop a fine<\/p>\n

Por hoy es todo, nos vemos prontito.<\/p>\n

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Quitar and sacar are very similar in use and today I will show you how to use quitar correctly. The first meaning of quitar is to take something off a surface, like when you take off your hat or take the book off a table: Quita el libro de la mesa. – Take the book…<\/p>\n

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