jueves, 8 de agosto de 2019

arise / rise / raise / arouse

Arise, rise, raise y arouse son tres verbos que por su parecido morfológico y semántico, a veces, nos crean confusión, así que voy a intentar explicar en qué se diferencian, poniendo atención también a su pronunciación.

arise /Λraiz/ arose /Λrouz/ arisen /Λrizen/

Verbo intransitivo que significa 'surgir';'aparecer', 'levantarse', 'alzarse'. Su sujeto suele ser un nombre abstracto.

When did the problem arise
If the occasion arise, I’ll talk to her
A violent storm arose
A great clamour arose
Arise!

rise /raiz/ rose /rouz/ risen /rizen/

Verbo intransitivo cuyo significado es 'salir' (sol, luna); 'aumentar', 'subir'; 'levantarse'; 'ponerse de pie'; 'ascender'.

The moon doesn’t rise every night
After heavy rains the river rose dangerous
Prices are rising
Tempers were rising (emotionallity)
The entire region rose up against the authorities in protest
Will everyone please rise for the next prayer?
They rose to greet us
Her voice rose in anger
He rose to corlonel
She rose from nothing

raise /reiz/ raised /reizt/ raised /reizt/

Verbo transitivo: 'levantar', 'subir', 'alzar', 'izar' (algo); 'criar'.

She was too weak to raise her head from the pillow
They raised their hands in surrender
British Rail has raised the ticket prices yet again
Neigbours helped us raise a new barn on the weekend
He raises the flag every morning
She has raised a large family

arouse /Λrauz/ aroused /Λraruzt/

Verbo transitivo: 'despertar', 'suscitar'; 'excitar' (sexualmente).

I was aroused [=roused, awakened] from a deep sleep by a loud noise outside my window.
Their comments aroused our anger/curiosity
His strange behavior aroused my suspicious
The report aroused a great deal of public interest/debate.
She aroused [=inspired] great loyalty in her friends and extreme hatred in her enemies.
She felt aroused by the pressure of his body so close to hers
Some men are aroused when their partner says erotic words to them.

arousing: 'excitante' (sexualmente); arousal: 'excitación'.

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