Spanish grammar
Credit and blame: atribuirse, apropiarse de, achacar, recaer en
Talk about credit and blame: atribuirse, apropiarse de, achacar a, echar la culpa a, recaer en, correr a cargo de.
From the scene Se atribuyó el mérito (He took the credit)
In short
Keep the prepositions: atribuirse el mérito, apropiarse de, achacar algo a alguien, recaer en, correr a cargo de.
Your turn
Which one goes with he's taken your idea?
Options: se ha atribuido el mérito · me lo achaca a mí · se ha apropiado de tu idea
Show answer
he's taken your idea → se ha apropiado de tu idea
How it works
Atribuirse algo is to claim it for yourself: se ha atribuido el mérito.
Good to know
Apropiarse de is to take what is not yours. Achacar algo a alguien and echar la culpa a alguien both mean to blame it on them.
Good to know
Credit or blame recae en (falls on) someone, and a task or a cost corre a cargo de whoever does it or pays for it.
he's claimed the credit se ha atribuido el mérito
Nuria
Ni aparece. Se ha atribuido el mérito.
It's not even there. He's claimed the credit.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Ni aparece. (blank).
Options: Me lo achaca a mí · Se ha atribuido el mérito · Se ha apropiado de tu idea
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Nuria
Ni aparece. Se ha atribuido el mérito.
It's not even there. He's claimed the credit.
he's taken your idea se ha apropiado de tu idea
Tomás
Órale. Se ha apropiado de tu idea.
Blimey. He's helped himself to your idea.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Órale. (blank).
Options: Se ha apropiado de tu idea · Se ha atribuido el mérito · Me lo achaca a mí
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Tomás
Órale. Se ha apropiado de tu idea.
Blimey. He's helped himself to your idea.
he blames it on me me lo achaca a mí
Nuria
Y el retraso me lo achaca a mí.
And the delay, he blames it on me.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Y el retraso (blank).
Options: se ha apropiado de tu idea · me lo achaca a mí · se ha atribuido el mérito
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Nuria
Y el retraso me lo achaca a mí.
And the delay, he blames it on me.
the blame falls on la culpa siempre recae en
Javi
Típico: la culpa siempre recae en el de abajo.
Typical: the blame always falls on the one at the bottom.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Típico: (blank) el de abajo.
Options: la culpa siempre recae en · se ha atribuido el mérito · se ha apropiado de tu idea
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Javi
Típico: la culpa siempre recae en el de abajo.
Typical: the blame always falls on the one at the bottom.
the drawings are by los dibujos corren a cargo de
Nuria
Y los dibujos corren a cargo de una ilustradora externa.
And the drawings are the work of an outside illustrator.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Y (blank) una ilustradora externa.
Options: se ha atribuido el mérito · se ha apropiado de tu idea · los dibujos corren a cargo de
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Nuria
Y los dibujos corren a cargo de una ilustradora externa.
And the drawings are the work of an outside illustrator.
Common mistake
Not Me or Lo here. Her name is not even there.
Ni aparece. Se ha atribuido el mérito.
It's not even there. He's claimed the credit.
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| he's claimed the credit | se ha atribuido el mérito |
|---|---|
| he's taken your idea | se ha apropiado de tu idea |
| he blames it on me | me lo achaca a mí |
| the blame falls on | la culpa siempre recae en |
| the drawings are by | los dibujos corren a cargo de |
More lines from the story
- NuriaMirad: el plan de mi colección. "Una idea de Borja Fernández de Castro."Look: the plan for my series. "An idea by Borja Fernández de Castro."