quitarse

to take off (clothes), to remove (something) from yourself, to get out of the way, to move aside

→ quitar
quit remove; take away + ar Infinitive + se Reflexive
verb Rare #24,247
to take off (clothes), to remove (something) from yourself Reflexive infinitive: used for taking something off oneself (e.g., clothing). In conjugated form it appears as "quitar" + reflexive pronoun (me/te/se/nos/os/se), but here the example includes the exact infinitive "quitarse".
SP: Voy a quitarse la chaqueta porque tengo calor.
EN: I’m going to take off my jacket because I’m hot.
to get out of the way, to move aside Often used as a command (more naturally: "¡Quítate!"), but this example includes the exact infinitive "quitarse".
SP: Tienes que quitarse de ahí, por favor, que no puedo pasar.
EN: You have to move out of there, please, I can’t get through.
Conjugation of quitar
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second quítate quítense
Third quite quiten
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First quito quitamos
Second quitas —
Third quita quitan
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First quito quitamos
Second quites —
Third quita quitan
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First quité quitamos
Second quitaste —
Third quitó quitaron
Past
Present
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First quitaré quitaremos
Third quitará quitarán
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First quitaré quitaremos
Third quitará quitarán

Unos dicen que hay que quitarse los zapatos y otros que hay que llevarlos.

Some say you have to take your shoes off, and others say you have to wear them.

— P.K. (Peekay) (2014)

Tiene que quitarse el pantalón y sentarse.

He has to take off his pants and sit down.

— Funny Games (1997)

Tom se quejaba de que no podía quitarse esa canción de la cabeza.

Tom complained that he couldn't get that song out of his head.

Comenzó a quitarse la ropa.

She began to take off her clothes.

Quitarse.

Take off.

— Avatar: El sentido del agua (2022)

Necesitan quitarse los zapatos antes de entrar.

They need to take off their shoes before entering.

Ahora, si alguien dice que podrían quitarse ese dolor de encima, les dejarías?

Now, if someone said they could take that pain off your hands, would you let them?

— La canción del mar (2014)

Tom le ayudó a Mary a quitarse la chaqueta.

Tom helped Mary take off her jacket.

Él no podía quitarse la mala costumbre.

He couldn't break the bad habit.

Lo importante es quitarse de encima la primera vez.

The important thing is getting the first time over with.

— Fue la mano de Dios (2021)

Deberían quitarse su abrigo.

They should take off their coats.

Necesita quitarse los zapatos antes de entrar.

You need to take off your shoes before entering.

Debería quitarse su abrigo.

He should take off his coat.