se acaba de

has just

→ se

phrase Uncommon #21,388

has just Used before an infinitive to say that someone or something has just done something. The pronoun “se” can refer to the subject or form part of a reflexive verb.

SP: Mi hermano se acaba de despertar.

EN: My brother just woke up.

Tom se acaba de perder su tren.

Tom just missed his train.

¿No se acaba de volver a casar el señor?

Hasn't the gentleman just gotten married again?

— La Linterna Roja (1991)

Tom se acaba de casar.

Tom just got married.

Se acaba de dormir.

He just fell asleep.

— Un Taxista (2017)

Mi agenda se acaba de liberar.

My schedule just freed up.

Tom se acaba de cortar el pelo.

Tom just got a haircut.

Se acaba de formar un alboroto aquí en la sala de juicios.

A commotion has just broken out here in the courtroom.

— Chicago (2002)

Excepto, claro, la cuestión que se acaba de discutir.

Except, of course, the issue just discussed.

Mamá se acaba de ir de compras.

Mom just went shopping.

Nuestra profesora se acaba de marchar de la universidad.

Our teacher has just left the university.

Se acaba de hacer tarde y estoy preocupado.

It's just gotten late and I'm worried.

— Aún estoy aquí (2024)

Se acaba de despertar.

He just woke up.

— Mother Night (1996)

Sí, se acaba de mover.

Yes, it just moved.

— El Huésped (2006)