How to Say "to tickle" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “to tickle” is “divertir” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
El payaso divierte a los niños.
The clown amuses the children.
Esta película me divierte mucho.
This movie entertains me a lot.
Mi abuelo siempre nos divierte con historias.
My grandfather always entertains us with stories.
Regular -ir verb ending
Divertir follows the normal rules for -ir verbs. Change the infinitive ending (-ir) to match who is doing the action: yo divierto, tú diviertes, él divierte, etc.
Same form for singular and plural 'you'
In Spain, 'tú' (informal you) and 'usted' (formal you) are different. But 'vosotros' (informal plural you in Spain) and 'ustedes' (formal plural you everywhere) share the same verb ending.
Confusing divertirse with diverti
Mistake: “Using the wrong pronoun: 'Yo divierte' instead of 'Yo divierto'”
Correction: Remember: 'divierto' (I amuse) has NO reflexive pronoun. Only add 'se' when you mean 'to have fun': 'Yo me divierto' (I have fun).
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