separarse

to separate, to split up

→ separar
separar to separate, to split up + se Reflexive
verb Rare #37,973
to separate, to split up Reflexive infinitive; often used for couples (to separate) or things (to come apart).
SP: Es mejor separarse a tiempo que seguir discutiendo.
EN: It's better to separate in time than to keep arguing.
Conjugation of separar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third separa separan
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Third separa separan
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second separa —
Third separe —
SingularPlural
First — separarnos
separarsepararse
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third separó —
Present

Como duele, querida, qué extraño, separarse después bajo una sierra.

How it hurts, my dear, how strange, to part afterward under a saw.

— La ironía del destino, o goce de su baño (1976)

Separarse produce una sensación maravillosa.

Separating produces a wonderful feeling.

— La dolce vita (1960)

Tom y Mary han decidido separarse.

Tom and Mary have decided to separate.

Empezó a estudiar francés al separarse de mi papá.

She started studying French when she separated from my father.

Él no quería separarse de su familia.

He didn’t want to leave his family.

En la vida, hay que aprender a separarse.

In life, you have to learn to separate.

— Perfectos desconocidos (2016)