Enojarse Examples, Sentences & Quiz in Spanish

enojarse means "to get angry" in English, and this page shows you how it actually sounds in everyday Spanish — not just the conjugation table, but the verb in real sentences, in short dialogues, and in the mistakes learners make with it. Enojarse means "to get angry", and it is the reflexive partner of enojar (to make someone angry). The difference is the point of view: el tráfico me enoja (the traffic makes me angry) versus me enojo con el tráfico (I get angry at the traffic). Enojarse is used for anger at a person (enojarse con alguien), anger about something (enojarse por algo), and anger in general. It is a regular -ar verb, so the forms are simple — the pronoun is the part to practise: me enojo, te enojas, se enoja, nos enojamos, os enojáis, se enojan. In Latin America, enojarse is the everyday word for getting angry; in Spain, enfadarse is more common. Below you will find twelve example sentences grouped by meaning, two short dialogues, the most common mistakes with corrections, and a ten-question quiz with explained answers. If you want the full tables first, start with the full conjugation of enojarse; if you want to study one tense in depth, see the enojarse present tense page.

enojarse in everyday use: examples with translations

Getting angry with people

  1. Yo me enojo con mi hermano. — "I get angry with my brother."
  2. Ella se enoja con su jefe. — "She gets angry with her boss."
  3. Ayer yo me enojé con mi hermano. — "Yesterday I got angry with my brother."
  4. De niño, yo me enojaba mucho con mi hermano. — "As a child, I used to get very angry with my brother."

Getting angry about things

  1. Tú te enojas por cualquier cosa. — "You get angry about anything."
  2. Nosotros nos enojamos por el ruido. — "We get angry about the noise."
  3. Tú te enojarás si llegas tarde. — "You will get angry if you arrive late."
  4. Yo me he enojado mucho hoy. — "I have got very angry today."

Calming down

  1. Mi padre se enoja muy rápido. — "My father gets angry very quickly."
  2. No te te enojas, por favor. — "Don't get angry, please."
  3. Yo me enojaría si me mintieran. — "I would get angry if they lied to me."
  4. Ellos se enojan con el árbitro. — "They get angry with the referee."

enojarse in conversation

Two short dialogues that use enojarse the way people really speak it. Notice how the verb changes with the person, and how the same verb fits different situations.

Two brothers argue at home.

  • Hermano: Yo me enojo con mi hermano. — "I get angry with my brother."
  • Hermana: ¿Tú te enojas por cualquier cosa? — "Do you get angry about anything?"
  • Hermano: Mi padre se enoja muy rápido. — "My father gets angry very quickly."
  • Hermana: No te te enojas, por favor. — "Don't get angry, please."

At work, a difficult customer arrives.

  • Empleado: Nosotros nos enojamos con los clientes difíciles. — "We get angry with difficult customers."
  • Jefe: El profesor se enoja con los alumnos. — "The teacher gets angry with the students."
  • Empleado: Yo me enojo cuando llego tarde. — "I get angry when I arrive late."
  • Jefe: Yo me enojaría si me mintieran. — "I would get angry if they lied to me."

Common mistakes with enojarse

The errors learners actually make with enojarse, each with the wrong form, the right form, and why the right form is right.

✗ *Yo enojo con mi hermano (dropping the pronoun).

✓ Correct: Yo me enojo con mi hermano.

Enojarse is reflexive: me enojo. Yo enojo means "I make (someone) angry".

✗ *Tú enojas por cualquier cosa (missing te).

✓ Correct: Tú te enojas por cualquier cosa.

The pronoun is obligatory: te enojas, not enojas.

✗ *Nosotros enojamos con los clientes.

✓ Correct: Nosotros nos enojamos con los clientes difíciles.

Again, the pronoun is part of the verb: nos enojamos.

✗ *Vosotros enojáis por nada (missing os).

✓ Correct: Vosotros os enojáis por nada.

Vosotros needs os: os enojáis. And enojáis carries the written accent on the á.

Quiz: enojarse in use

Ten questions on enojarse — its forms, its tenses and its everyday use. Choose the best answer for each one, then check the answer key below, where every answer is explained.

1. Complete the sentence: Yo ______ con mi hermano. — "I get angry with my brother."

  • a) me enojo
  • b) te enojas
  • c) se enoja
  • d) me enojé

2. Complete the sentence: Ayer yo ______ con mi hermano. — "Yesterday I got angry with my brother."

  • a) te enojaste
  • b) me enojé
  • c) me enojo
  • d) se enojó

3. Complete the sentence: Nosotros ______ por el ruido. — "We get angry about the noise."

  • a) nos enojamos
  • b) me enojo
  • c) te enojas
  • d) nos enojamos

4. Complete the sentence: Mi padre ______ muy rápido. — "My father gets angry very quickly."

  • a) se enojó
  • b) me enojo
  • c) se enoja
  • d) te enojas

5. Which is the correct present tense form of enojarse for yo?

  • a) se enoja
  • b) nos enojamos
  • c) me enojo
  • d) te enojas

6. Which is the correct present tense form of enojarse for tú?

  • a) me enojo
  • b) se enoja
  • c) te enojas
  • d) nos enojamos

7. Which is the correct present tense form of enojarse for ellos/ellas/Uds.?

  • a) me enojo
  • b) se enojan
  • c) te enojas
  • d) se enoja

8. Which sentence uses enojarse correctly?

  • a) Nosotros nos enojamos por el ruido.
  • b) Nosotros se enoja por el ruido.
  • c) Nosotros enojamos por el ruido.

9. What is the past participle of enojarse?

  • a) enojo
  • b) enojó
  • c) enojándose
  • d) enojado

10. What does enojarse mean in English?

  • a) to calm down
  • b) to go
  • c) to have
  • d) to get angry

Answer key

  1. a) me enojo — The sentence needs the yo form in the present: me enojo.

  2. b) me enojé — The sentence needs the yo form in the preterite: me enojé.

  3. a) nos enojamos — The sentence needs the nosotros/as form in the present: nos enojamos.

  4. c) se enoja — The sentence needs the él/ella/Ud. form in the present: se enoja.

  5. c) me enojo — The present tense form for yo is me enojo.

  6. c) te enojas — The present tense form for tú is te enojas.

  7. b) se enojan — The present tense form for ellos/ellas/Uds. is se enojan.

  8. a) Nosotros nos enojamos por el ruido. — Nosotros nos enojamos por el ruido. is correct. The other sentences use the wrong person, the wrong tense, or the wrong pattern for this verb.

  9. d) enojado — The past participle is enojado. You need it for every perfect tense with haber: he enojado, has enojado, ha enojado.

  10. d) to get angry — enojarse means "to get angry".

Frequently asked questions

How do I use enojarse in everyday conversation?

Start with the phrases in the examples above — especially the common combinations such as enojarse con alguien and enojarse por algo. Use the present tense for habits and general facts, and the preterite for things that happened once. Say the sentences aloud until the forms feel automatic, then swap in your own details: your own town, your own family, your own routine.

What is the difference between enojarse and calmarse?

enojarse means "to get angry", while calmarse means "to calm down". They are related words that learners often meet together, but they are not interchangeable — use enojarse when you mean "to get angry" and calmarse when you mean "to calm down".

Which tense do I need most with enojarse?

The present tense, for habits, routines and general facts — that is where you will use enojarse most. The preterite comes next, for things that happened once and ended. The examples on this page use both, plus the imperfect, the future and the present perfect, so you can see the verb across the tenses you actually need.

Is enojarse formal or informal?

enojarse is neutral — it is used in both formal and informal Spanish, at home, at work and at school. There is no special formal version of it; the same forms work in a conversation with a friend and in a letter to a company. What changes is the situation, not the verb.

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