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atarse los zapatos

to tie one's shoes

→ atar
phrase Rare #55,902
to tie one's shoes The reflexive pronoun changes to match the person: atarme los zapatos means “to tie my shoes.”
SP: Mi hijo ya sabe atarse los zapatos.
EN: My son already knows how to tie his shoes.

Su pequeña hija acaba de aprender a atarse los zapatos.

Her little daughter has just learned how to tie her shoes.

Tom no sabe atarse los zapatos.

Tom doesn't know how to tie his shoes.

Si no puede ni atarse los zapatos.

If he can't even tie his own shoelaces.

— Mi pobre angelito (1990)