Fíjate (en. Look at it)

/ˈfijate/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

to direct attention towards something or someone.

Pay attention to the beauty of this landscape.

Fíjate en la belleza de este paisaje.

to make others focus or pay attention.

Notice how that person behaves.

Fíjate en cómo se comporta esa persona.

to indicate that someone should pay attention to a detail.

Pay close attention to the instructions before you start.

Fíjate bien en las instrucciones antes de comenzar.

From the verb 'fix' with the reflexive pronoun 'you'.

pay close attention

careful attention to an important detail.

fíjate bien

notice that

introduces an observation or a highlighted detail.

fíjate que

look at this

suggestion for someone to pay attention to something specific.

fíjate en esto

fix

to establish something in a place or context.

fijar

attention

action of focusing the mind on something.

atención

observe

to look closely at something or someone.

observar

expression to catch someone's attention informally.

Look, man, you won't believe it!

¡Fíjate, loco, no te lo vas a creer!

used in colloquial situations to emphasize something unexpected.

You know what, I ran into your brother on the corner.

Fíjate que me encontré con tu hermano en la esquina.