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inventarse

to make up, to invent

→ inventar
invent to invent, make up + ar Infinitive + se Reflexive marker
verb Rare #53,072
to make up, to invent The reflexive form often means to make something up, such as a story or an excuse.
SP: Es fácil inventarse una excusa.
EN: It’s easy to make up an excuse.
Conjugation of inventar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First inventé —
Second inventaste —
Third inventó inventaron
inventarinventarmeinventarse
Past
inventado
Present
inventando
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First invento —
Second inventas —
Third inventa inventan
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First invento —
Second inventas —
Third inventa inventan
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second inventa —

¿Qué ha vuelto a inventarse?

What has he made up this time?

— El odio (1995)

¿Y por qué iba a inventarse alguien algo tan elaborado?

And why would anyone make up something so elaborate?

— Oppenheimer (2023)

¡No se va a castigar él para inventarse una historia!

He’s not going to punish himself just to make up a story!

— Las diabólicas (1955)

¿De inventarse hechos falsos?

To make up false facts?

— Zárójelentés (2020)