Today’s Spanish word of the day is “divertir”.
It’s a verb that means “to entertain”. In the reflexive form (“divertirse”), it can be translated as “to have fun” or “to have a good time”.
It comes from the Latin word “divertĕre”, which meant “to change direction”. This is also the origin of the English words “divert” and “diversion”.
Presumably, the word became associated with entertainment and fun because they involve diverting your mind.
Example sentences
¿Cómo te diviertes los fines de semana?
How do you have fun on weekends?
Ella sabe cómo divertir a los niños.
She knows how to entertain the children.
Ellos siempre se divierten en la playa.
They always have fun at the beach.
¿Te estás divirtiendo con el juego?
Are you having fun with the game?
Nos divertimos mucho anoche.
We had a lot of fun last night.
