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separarnos

seh-pah-RAHR-nohssepaˈɾarnos

“separarnos” means “to separate (ourselves)” in Spanish (physical distance or moving apart).

to separate (ourselves)Also: to break up, to part ways

VerbA2regular ar
Two small colorful birds flying away from each other in opposite directions towards different trees.
gerundseparándonos
past Participleseparado
infinitiveseparar

📝 In Action

No queremos separarnos durante el viaje.

A2

We don't want to separate (from each other) during the trip.

Fue una decisión difícil separarnos después de tanto tiempo.

B1

It was a difficult decision to break up after so much time.

Tenemos que separarnos para encontrar la salida más rápido.

A2

We have to split up to find the exit faster.

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • alejarnos (to move away from each other)
  • dividirnos (to divide ourselves)
  • romper (to break up)

Antonyms

  • unirnos (to join together)
  • juntarnos (to get together)

Common Collocations

  • decidir separarnos – to decide to separate
  • sin separarnos – without separating

Subjunctive

Imperfect Subjunctive

yome separara
túte separaras
él/ella/ustedse separara
nosotrosnos separáramos
vosotrosos separarais
ellos/ellas/ustedesse separaran

Present Subjunctive

yome separe
túte separes
él/ella/ustedse separe
nosotrosnos separemos
vosotrosos separéis
ellos/ellas/ustedesse separen

Indicative

Preterite

yome separé
túte separaste
él/ella/ustedse separó
nosotrosnos separamos
vosotrosos separasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedesse separaron

Imperfect

yome separaba
túte separabas
él/ella/ustedse separaba
nosotrosnos separábamos
vosotrosos separabais
ellos/ellas/ustedesse separaban

Present

yome separo
túte separas
él/ella/ustedse separa
nosotrosnos separamos
vosotrosos separáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesse separan
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✏️ Quick Practice

Quick Quiz: separarnos

Question 1 of 1

What does the 'nos' in 'separarnos' tell us?

📚 More Resources

👥 Word Family
separar(to separate) — Verb
separación(separation) — Noun
separado(separated) — Adjective
🎵 Rhymes
quedarnosamarnos
📚 Etymology

From the Latin 'separare', which combines 'se-' (apart) and 'parare' (to prepare or set).

First recorded: 13th century

Cognates (Related words)

English: separateFrench: séparer

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is 'separarnos' the same as 'romper'?

'Separarnos' usually refers to the act of physically moving apart or the formal decision to live separately. 'Romper' is the specific idiom for 'to break up' a relationship.