How to Say "to drug" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “to drug” is “drogar” — B1 level.
Examples
Alguien intentó drogar a la víctima con una bebida.
Someone tried to drug the victim with a drink.
El veterinario tuvo que drogar al león para examinarlo.
The veterinarian had to sedate the lion to examine it.
Me drogaron sin que me diera cuenta.
They drugged me without me realizing it.
The 'GU' Spelling Change
To keep the 'G' sounding hard (like 'goat'), we change it to 'GU' whenever the next letter is an 'E'. This happens in the 'Yo' form of the finished past (drogué) and in all forms of the special 'wish' mood (subjunctive).
Using the 'Personal A'
When you are drugging a person (the object of the sentence), you must put the word 'a' before their name or description. For example: 'Drogar a Juan'.
Confusing 'drogar' with medicine
Mistake: “Me voy a drogar para el dolor de cabeza.”
Correction: Me voy a tomar una medicina para el dolor de cabeza. 'Drogar' usually implies illegal drugs or losing consciousness, not just taking aspirin.
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