comportarse

to behave

→ comportar
com together; with + port to carry, to bring + ar Infinitive + se Reflexive
verb Rare #28,715
to behave Reflexive verb; commonly used to talk about behaving well or badly.
SP: Los niños supieron comportarse bien en la escuela hoy.
EN: The kids knew how to behave well at school today.
Conjugation of comportar
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second compórtate compórtense
Present

Es estúpido de su parte comportarse de esa manera.

It's stupid of him to behave that way.

Tom no supo comportarse correctamente con sus empleados.

Tom didn't know how to behave properly with his employees.

No lo puedo perdonar por comportarse de esa manera.

I can't forgive him for behaving that way.

El niño no sabe cómo comportarse.

The boy doesn’t know how to behave.

Uno debe comportarse en la iglesia.

One must behave in church.

No suele comportarse así.

He/She doesn’t usually behave like that.

— Los muertos no mueren (2019)

Eso no es excusa para comportarse así.

That's no excuse for behaving like that.

— Fresas salvajes (1957)

Es típico de él comportarse así.

It’s typical of him to behave that way.

Ha habido un montón de quejas sobre la forma de comportarse de Tom.

There have been a lot of complaints about Tom's behavior.

Y sabía cómo comportarse.

And he knew how to behave.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)