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    colgarse el ordenador

    Grammar & Usage

    verbal phrase
    informal / colloquial

    How it works

    This phrase uses the pronominal verb 'colgarse' (to hang/freeze) with 'el ordenador' (the computer) acting as the grammatical subject. It frequently appears in middle-voice or involuntary constructions using an indirect object pronoun of affection/interest (e.g., 'se me cuelga el ordenador' meaning 'my computer is freezing on me'). Note that 'ordenador' is characteristic of Peninsular Spanish, whereas Latin American Spanish uses 'computadora' or 'computador'.

    Sample sentences

    Se me ha colgado el ordenador justo antes de guardar el archivo.

    My computer crashed right before I could save the file.

    Si se te cuelga el ordenador, prueba a forzar el reinicio.

    If your computer freezes, try forcing a restart.

    Cada vez que abro ese programa de edición, el ordenador se cuelga por completo.

    Every time I open that editing program, the computer hangs completely.

    Quick facts

    verb_type:Pronominal verb (colgarse), irregular stem-changing (o -> ue: cuelgo, cuelgas, cuelga).
    dative_usage:Often accompanied by an ethic/accidental dative pronoun (me, te, le, nos, os, les) to denote the affected user.
    regional_variation:Peninsular Spanish (Spain); in Latin America, 'colgarse la computadora' is preferred.

    Mnemonic

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    Example

    Se me ha colgado el ordenador justo antes de guardar el archivo.

    My computer crashed right before I could save the file.

    Si se te cuelga el ordenador, prueba a forzar el reinicio.

    If your computer freezes, try forcing a restart.

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