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Los domingos me despierto tarde.

Los domingos me despierto tarde.
On Sundays I wake up late.
From Lesson 79:My daily routine (despertarse, soler)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Los domingos me despierto tarde.

Why is it Los domingos and not En domingos for "On Sundays"?
In Spanish, you do not use a direct translation of "on" for days of the week. Instead, you use the definite article (el for a single day, los for plural days). So, los domingos translates to "on Sundays".
Why is the verb despierto used with me?
The verb here is despertarse (to wake up), which is a reflexive verb. The me shows that you are doing the action to yourself. If you dropped the me, despertar would mean to wake someone else up.
Why is there an "ie" in the middle of despierto?
The infinitive is despertarse, but it is a stem-changing verb. When you conjugate it for the "yo" (I) form, the e in the middle changes to ie, giving us despierto.
Does the word tarde change if the person speaking is female?
No, tarde stays exactly the same here. In this sentence, it is an adverb meaning "late," describing when the waking up happens. Adverbs never change their endings for gender or number.

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