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protegerse

to protect oneself, to protect yourself

→ proteger
proteger to protect, to safeguard + se Reflexive marker
verb Rare #36,970
to protect oneself, to protect yourself The reflexive form of proteger; the person doing the protecting is also the person being protected.
SP: Es importante protegerse del sol.
EN: It is important to protect yourself from the sun.
Conjugation of proteger
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First protejo —
Second proteges —
Third protege protegen
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First protejo —
Second proteges —
Third protege protegen
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second protege protégenos
Third proteja protejan
Present
protegiendo
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First protegeré —
Second protegerás —
Third protegerá protegerán
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First protegeré —
Second protegerás —
Third protegerá protegerán
Past
protegido
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third protegió —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First protegía —
Third protegía —
protegiera
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First protegía —
Third protegía —
Conditional
SingularPlural
First protegería —
Third protegería —

Esas flores deben protegerse de la lluvia.

Those flowers need to be protected from the rain.

Mintieron para protegerse.

They lied to protect themselves.

¡Simplemente eres un programa que trata de protegerse!

You're just a program trying to protect yourself!

— Ghost in the Shell (1995)

Porque era la única manera que tenían de protegerse a sí mismos.

Because it was the only way they had to protect themselves.

— Zeta (2026)

Puede protegerse solo.

It can protect itself.

— PK (2014)

Tom tiene que protegerse.

Tom has to protect himself.

Tiene que protegerse.

He needs to protect himself.

— Nuremberg: El Juicio Del Siglo (2025)

Sólo puede protegerse contratando una póliza personal.

The only way to protect yourself is by taking out a personal insurance policy.

— Pacto de sangre (1944)