Por la noche me quito el rímel con desmaquillante y luego me pongo la bata.

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Breakdown of Por la noche me quito el rímel con desmaquillante y luego me pongo la bata.

• la noche: the night
• con: with
• y: and

Questions & Answers about Por la noche me quito el rímel con desmaquillante y luego me pongo la bata.

Why does the sentence start with por la noche instead of en la noche?

In Spain, por la noche is the normal way to say at night / in the evening at night-time.

• Por la noche = at night
• por la mañana = in the morning
• por la tarde = in the afternoon / evening

En la noche exists, but it is much less common in this general time-of-day sense, especially in Spain. It is more likely in specific contexts, depending on region or style.

So for a routine sentence like this, por la noche is the natural choice.

Why are me quito and me pongo reflexive?

Because in Spanish these verbs are often used reflexively when the action affects your own body or what you are wearing.

• quitar = to remove / take away
• quitarse = to take off / remove from oneself
• poner = to put / place
• ponerse = to put on oneself

So:

• me quito el rímel = I take off/remove my mascara
• me pongo la bata = I put on my robe

The me shows that I am doing it to myself / for myself.

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