Breakdown of Me despierto a las siete.
siete
seven
a
at (a time)
me
to me / myself (reflexive) / me (direct object)
despertarse
to wake up
Questions & Answers about Me despierto a las siete.
Why is there a me before the verb?
It comes from the reflexive verb despertarse (to wake oneself up). Because you are performing the action on yourself, you use the reflexive pronoun me to match the invisible subject yo (I).
Why does the spelling change to despierto if the infinitive is despertarse?
Despertarse is a stem-changing verb. In the present tense, the e in the root of the word changes to ie for most forms, including this yo form (despierto).
Why do we say a las siete instead of just a siete?
In Spanish, you always use the feminine article (la or las) before the number when talking about specific times. This is because it refers to las horas (the hours), which is a feminine plural word.
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