English–Spanish
“become poor” in Spanish
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA/empoβɾeˈθeɾ/
Example
La familia se empobreció tras la crisis.
The family became poor after the crisis.
How to say “become poor” in Spanish
“Become poor” in Spanish is empobrecer.
A wallet becoming emptier.
Example sentences with empobrecer
La reforma fiscal empobreció a los pequeños ahorradores.
The tax reform impoverished small savers.
Tips for using empobrecer
- The first-person singular is empobrezco because verbs in -ecer commonly change to -ezco, and the verb frequently appears reflexively as empobrecerse.