Haciéndome (en. Making me)
/asi̯ˈendo.me/
Meaning & Definition
EnglishSpanish
verb
To perform an action on oneself.
Every morning, making myself a coffee, I start my day.
Cada mañana, haciéndome un café, inicio mi día.
To suggest or imply a personal change.
By adapting to this new role, I have learned many things.
Haciéndome en este nuevo rol, he aprendido muchas cosas.
To actively participate in a process of self-transformation.
By becoming aware of my emotions, I improved my well-being.
Haciéndome consciente de mis emociones, mejoré mi bienestar.
Etymology
It derives from the verb hacer, with the reflexive pronoun 'me' indicating that the action falls on the subject.
Common Phrases and Expressions
playing the fool
To pretend not to know or not to realize something.
haciéndome el loco
causing myself harm
Causing me harm or discomfort.
haciéndome daño
making myself strong
Strengthening myself emotionally or physically.
haciéndome fuerte
Related Words
hacer
To perform, to execute.
hacer
haciéndose
Forming, developing.
haciéndose
hecho
Result, act of doing.
hecho
Slang Meanings
To do something for oneself, in an informal sense.
I'm giving myself a makeover.
Estoy haciéndome un cambio de look.
To solve a personal problem.
I'm handling things for myself so that they don't affect me.
Estoy haciéndome las cosas para que no me afecten.