llegar
to arrive
A verb centered on the idea of arriving
Encoding Strategies:
repetition
Llegar means to arrive, as in reaching a destination.
llegar
to arrive, to get
To arrive at or get to a place.
El tren llega a las ochoThe train arrives at eight
¿A qué hora llegaste a casa?What time did you get home?
to reach, to become (status or level)
To arrive at a position, status, or level.
Llegó a ser directora de la empresaShe became director of the company
El precio llegó a cien eurosThe price reached a hundred euros
to reach, to come up to (physical)
To physically reach or extend to a point.
El agua me llegaba a la rodillaThe water came up to my knee
No llego al estante de arribaI can't reach the top shelf
to reach, to come to (conclusion)
To arrive at a conclusion or agreement after a process.
Llegamos a un acuerdo después de horas de negociaciónWe came to an agreement after hours of negotiation
¿Cómo llegaste a esa conclusión?How did you come to that conclusion?
to be enough, to suffice
Just like a rope that doesn't physically reach, money or resources can fail to reach far enough — like English "my salary doesn't cover it."
¿Te llega el cable?Is the cable long enough?
No me llega el sueldo para pagar el alquilerMy salary isn't enough to cover the rent
to come, to arrive (time)
When a moment or event finally arrives, it "reaches" the present.
Por fin llegó el veranoSummer finally came
Llegó el momento de tomar una decisiónThe moment to make a decision arrived
to manage to, to end up
To arrive at the point of doing something — you finally get there and do it.
¿Llegaste a ver la película?Did you manage to see the film?
Llegó a reunir una gran colección de librosHe ended up building a large book collection
llegarse
to go over to, to come by, to pop over to
Literally "to bring oneself to arrive at" — physically bringing oneself closer to something. "Arriving" implies you're already close to begin with, meaning wherever you're going is a casual, quick trip.
Llégate a la tienda y cómprame lecheGo over to the store and buy me some milk
Llégate a mi casa esta tardeCome by my place this afternoon