culpar
to blame
To hold someone responsible for something bad that happened
Encoding Strategies:
linguistic
culpable
deserving blame
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-ar
verb suffix
Culpar means to blame and turns the English word culpable0 (deserving blame0) into a verb1.
culpar
to blame
To say or consider that someone is responsible for something bad that happened.
No me culpes a mí, fue un accidenteDon't blame me, it was an accident
Todos culparon al conductor por el choqueEveryone blamed the driver for the crash
culparse
to blame oneself, to feel guilty
When you blame yourself, you turn the accusation inward using the reflexive form.
Deja de culparte, no podías hacer nadaStop blaming yourself, there was nothing you could do
Se culpó por no haber llegado a tiempoShe felt guilty for not having arrived on time