Word
Me mareo en el autobús cuando leo.
Meaning
I get dizzy on the bus when I read.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Lesson
Questions & Answers about Me mareo en el autobús cuando leo.
What does the me in me mareo do?
Me is the reflexive pronoun for the first person singular. Marearse is a pronominal verb meaning “to get dizzy/feel sick.” So me mareo means “I get dizzy.” Without me, mareo would mean “I make [someone] dizzy,” which isn’t what you want here.
Can I say Mareo en el autobús without me?
What’s the difference between me mareo and estoy mareado/a?
Why is it cuando leo and not cuando lea?
Because it’s describing a habitual situation. In time clauses with cuando, Spanish uses:
- Indicative for habits/general truths: cuando leo.
- Subjunctive for future, not-yet-real events: cuando lea mañana, me voy a marear (when I read tomorrow…).