Secar: dry objects and hands

The idea

Use seco with yo and nos secamos las manos when we dry our own hands.

Examples

• Seco los platos con una toalla.I dry the dishes with a towel.
• Ella seca la mesa después de limpiarla.She dries the table after cleaning it.
• Nos secamos las manos antes de salir.We dry our hands before leaving.
• ¿Puedes secar el vaso?Can you dry the glass?
• La ropa se seca al sol.The clothes dry in the sun.
• Me seco el pelo con una toalla.I dry my hair with a towel.

Watch out

La ropa se seca means the clothes dry; me seco el pelo means I dry my own hair.

Try it yourself

1. Choose the present form for yo: Yo ___ los platos con una toalla. (seco / secas)

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   seco

   Seco is the present form for yo.

2. Choose the pronoun and verb for nosotros drying their own hands: Nosotros ___ las manos. (nos secamos / me secamos)

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   nos secamos

   Nos secamos identifies nosotros drying their own hands.

3. Choose the action that removes water from the glass: El vaso está mojado; quiero quitarle el agua: voy a ___. (secarlo / mojarlo)

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   secarlo

   Secarlo means drying the glass; mojarlo means wetting it.

Use it today

Describe what you dry with a towel and where clothes dry.