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autoprotegerse

to protect oneself

Usage

A reflexive verb for protecting oneself, physically or otherwise — used in contexts from personal safety and cybersecurity to biology (an organism's self-protective mechanisms).

Examples
  • Es importante autoprotegerse frente a los ciberataques. — It's important to protect yourself against cyberattacks.
  • El erizo se autoprotege enroscándose en una bola de púas. — The hedgehog protects itself by curling into a ball of spikes.
  • Aprendieron técnicas para autoprotegerse en situaciones de riesgo. — They learned techniques to protect themselves in risky situations.
Common mistake

In plain everyday speech about personal safety, protegerse alone is more common and sounds equally natural — autoprotegerse tends to show up more in technical or formal writing.

Simple tenses

Imperative (imperativo)

túautoprotégete
nosotrosautoprotejámonos
vosotrosautoprotegeos

Other

Gerund (gerundio)

autoprotegiéndose

Past participle (participio)

autoprotegido

Infinitive (infinitivo)

autoprotegerse

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Frequently asked questions

What does "autoprotegerse" mean?

"autoprotegerse" means "to protect oneself".

What is the Imperative (imperativo) of "autoprotegerse"?

The imperative (imperativo) of "autoprotegerse" is: tú autoprotégete, nosotros autoprotejámonos, vosotros autoprotegeos.

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