Abrazarse Examples, Sentences and Quiz
Abrazarse means “to hug each other”, and it is one of the verbs you will use every day in Spanish. Abrazarse means to hug each other, and it is the verb for the warm greeting between friends and family, the hug at the airport and the hug after good news. It is reflexive because the action goes both ways, and it often appears with con or a, as in abrazarse con los amigos or abrazarse a un hermano. This page shows abrazarse in real sentences, in short dialogues, and in the mistakes learners make most often, and it finishes with a ten-question quiz so you can test yourself. Every sentence below comes with its English translation, and every form is the correct present-tense form unless the sentence is clearly marked as past or future. For a first taste: “Yo me abrazo con los amigos en la fiesta.” — I hug each other with friends at the party.
Abrazarse in real example sentences
The twelve sentences below are grouped by how abrazarse is used. Read each one out loud, then read the translation. If a sentence feels useful, copy it into your own notebook with one small change — a different time, a different person, a different place — and you have a new sentence of your own.
In the present: everyday use
These sentences use abrazarse in the present tense, which is how you will meet it most often: routines, facts, and things happening now.
“Me abrazo con los amigos en la fiesta.” — I hug each other with friends at the party.
“¿Tú te abrazas a su hermano en la estación?” — Do you hug each other his brother at the station?
“Se abraza con fuerza al reencontrarse.” — He/she hugs each other tightly when they meet again.
“Nos abrazamos en la puerta de casa.” — We hug each other in the doorway of the house.
Talking about the past
The present is not the only tense you need. These sentences show abrazarse in the past, so you can talk about what already happened.
“Ayer, yo me abracé con los amigos en la fiesta.” — Yesterday, I hugged each other with friends at the party. (preterite)
“Él se abrazaba a su hermano en la estación todos los días.” — He used to hug each other his brother at the station every day. (imperfect)
Plans and things already done
These sentences look forward, or look back at something already finished. Notice how the verb form changes while the meaning of abrazarse stays the same.
“Nosotros nos abrazaremos con fuerza al reencontrarse mañana.” — We will hug each other tightly when they meet again tomorrow. (future)
“¿Te has abrazado en la puerta de casa?” — Have you hugged each other in the doorway of the house? (present perfect)
More everyday uses
Four more present-tense sentences, covering the remaining persons, so you can see the whole table in action.
“Os abrazáis con los amigos en la fiesta.” — You hug each other with friends at the party.
“Se abrazan a su hermano en la estación.” — They hug each other his brother at the station.
“Me abrazo con fuerza al reencontrarse.” — I hug each other tightly when they meet again.
“Se abraza en la puerta de casa.” — He/she hugs each other in the doorway of the house.
Abrazarse in context
Single sentences teach you the forms. Dialogues teach you when to use them. Read the short conversation below, then the paragraph that follows, and notice how abrazarse appears naturally, without anyone stopping to think about conjugation.
A short dialogue
Lucía: “¿Tú te abrazas con los amigos en la fiesta?” — Do you hug each other with friends at the party?
Carlos: “Sí, yo me abrazo con los amigos en la fiesta.” — Yes, I hug each other with friends at the party.
Lucía: “Nosotros nos abrazamos a su hermano en la estación.” — We hug each other his brother at the station.
Carlos: “Y ellos se abrazan con fuerza al reencontrarse.” — And they hug each other tightly when they meet again.
Lucía: “Vosotros os abrazáis en la puerta de casa.” — You hug each other in the doorway of the house.
Carlos: “Sí, y él se abraza a su hermano en la estación.” — Yes, and he hugs each other his brother at the station.
A short paragraph
Lucía se abraza con los amigos en la fiesta, y Carlos se abraza a su hermano en la estación. Nosotros nos abrazamos con fuerza al reencontrarse, y ellos se abrazan en la puerta de casa. Yo me abrazo con fuerza al reencontrarse, y mi padre se abraza en la puerta de casa. Abrazarse is part of everyday life, because to hug each other is something Spanish speakers do again and again, in every tense and every situation.
Common mistakes with abrazarse
These are the errors learners actually make with abrazarse. Each one shows the wrong version, the right version, and why the correction matters.
Wrong: “Yo abrazo con los amigos en la fiesta.” Right: “Yo me abrazo con los amigos en la fiesta.” Why: Abrazarse is reflexive, so the pronoun me is required: without it the verb means something else, or nothing at all.
Wrong: “Ayer yo abrazé a su hermano en la estación.” Right: “Ayer yo abracé a su hermano en la estación.” Why: Abrazarse has an irregular preterite: the correct first-person form is abracé, not the regular abrazé. Learn the preterite forms in the table as a set.
Wrong: “Treating abrazarse and besarse as identical in every context.” Right: “Abrazarse means to hug each other, while besarse means to kiss each other.” Why: They overlap, but each has uses the other does not: abrazarse fits sentences such as Me abrazo con los amigos en la fiesta, while besarse belongs in a different sentence. Check the meaning you want before choosing.
Wrong: “Yo soy abrazado a su hermano en la estación.” Right: “Yo he abrazado a su hermano en la estación.” Why: Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he abrazado, has abrazado, ha abrazado. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.
Wrong: “De niño, yo abracé con fuerza al reencontrarse todos los días.” Right: “De niño, yo abrazaba con fuerza al reencontrarse todos los días.” Why: For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (abrazaba), not the preterite. The preterite (abracé) is for one finished action.
Quiz: abrazarse in use
Ten questions on abrazarse in real sentences. Choose the correct answer for each one, then check the answer key. Every answer is explained.
1. Complete the sentence: “Vosotros ______ con los amigos en la fiesta.” (With friends at the party.)
- (a) os abrazáis
- (b) me abrazo
- (c) te abrazas
Answer: os abrazáis — The vosotros/as form of abrazarse in the present is os abrazáis.
2. Complete the sentence: “Ellos ______ a su hermano en la estación.” (His brother at the station.)
- (a) me abrazo
- (b) te abrazas
- (c) se abrazan
Answer: se abrazan — The ellos/ellas/Uds. form of abrazarse in the present is se abrazan.
3. Complete the sentence: “Yo ______ con los amigos en la fiesta.” (With friends at the party.)
- (a) se abrazó
- (b) me abracé
- (c) te abrazaste
Answer: me abracé — The yo form of abrazarse in the preterite is me abracé.
4. Complete the sentence: “Él ______ a su hermano en la estación.” (His brother at the station.)
- (a) se abrazaba
- (b) me abrazaba
- (c) te abrazabas
Answer: se abrazaba — The él/ella/Ud. form of abrazarse in the imperfect is se abrazaba.
5. Complete the sentence: “Nosotros ______ con fuerza al reencontrarse.” (Tightly when they meet again.)
- (a) me abrazaré
- (b) te abrazarás
- (c) nos abrazaremos
Answer: nos abrazaremos — The nosotros/as form of abrazarse in the future is nos abrazaremos.
6. What does abrazarse mean in English?
- (a) to introduce oneself
- (b) to hug each other
- (c) to kiss each other
Answer: to hug each other — Abrazarse means “to hug each other”. The other options are the meanings of different verbs.
7. Which sentence is correct?
- (a) Yo me abrazo con los amigos en la fiesta.
- (b) Ellos abraza con los amigos en la fiesta.
- (c) Yo me abrazo a su hermano en la estación ayer.
Answer: Yo me abrazo con los amigos en la fiesta. — “Yo me abrazo con los amigos en la fiesta.” is correct. The other two sentences contain the mistakes explained in the section above.
8. How do you say “I hug each other with friends at the party.” in Spanish?
- (a) Yo se abrazan con los amigos en la fiesta.
- (b) Yo me abracé con los amigos en la fiesta.
- (c) Yo me abrazo con los amigos en la fiesta.
Answer: Yo me abrazo con los amigos en la fiesta. — “Yo me abrazo con los amigos en la fiesta.” is the correct translation. The second option uses the wrong person's form, and the third uses the preterite.
9. What is the nosotros form of abrazarse in the present tense?
- (a) te abrazas
- (b) nos abrazamos
- (c) me abrazo
Answer: nos abrazamos — The nosotros form is nos abrazamos.
10. Which of these sentences is in the present tense?
- (a) Ayer, yo me abracé con los amigos en la fiesta.
- (b) Nosotros nos abrazaremos con los amigos en la fiesta mañana.
- (c) Yo me abrazo con los amigos en la fiesta.
Answer: Yo me abrazo con los amigos en la fiesta. — “Yo me abrazo con los amigos en la fiesta.” is in the present tense. The other two are in the preterite and the future.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say 'I hug each other' in Spanish?
Say 'Yo me abrazo con los amigos en la fiesta'. The complement follows directly, as in the examples above. For a routine, add a time expression: 'Yo me abrazo con los amigos en la fiesta todos los días'.
How do you say 'I hug each other' in the past?
For one finished action, say 'Ayer, yo me abracé a su hermano en la estación'. For a repeated habit, say 'Yo me abrazaba a su hermano en la estación todos los días'. For something already done, say 'Yo me he abrazado a su hermano en la estación'.
What is the difference between abrazarse and besarse?
Abrazarse means to hug each other, while besarse means to kiss each other. They are easy to confuse because they appear in similar situations, but they are not interchangeable: use abrazarse when you mean to hug each other, as in Me abrazo con los amigos en la fiesta.
Related pages
- Full conjugation of abrazarse — every tense of abrazarse in one place.
- Abrazarse in the present tense — the full table and usage rules for one tense.
- Spanish verbs — the hub for every Spanish verb on VerbFlow.
- Verb quiz — test yourself on abrazarse and other verbs.
- Conjugation practice — drill the forms of abrazarse until they are automatic.