Verbos de Cambio
No entiendo los verbos de cambios

Los ejemplos en mi libro son:
Ponerse (yo lo entiendo)
ponerse + adjetivo = expresses physical aspect or emotional state
eg- Augustin se puso triste (como lo traduce?)

Convertirse
convertirse en + sustantivo= expresa una transformación importante
eg- me he convertido en una persona diferente

Hacerse
Hacerse + sustantivo de profesion, ideología, actitud o estado (No lo entiendo)
eg- Tu prometido se ha hecho periodista/budista
Lo vieron en la ceremonia y se hizo el despistado
Volverse
Volverse + adjetivo de carácter (no lo entiendo)
eg- Se ha vuelto bastante antipático

My question is:
When do I know I have to use these verbs and what exactly do they mean. I understand ponerse and convertirse to some extent. I don't really understand the last two verbs.

Question

Verbos de Cambio
No entiendo los verbos de cambios

Los ejemplos en mi libro son: 
Ponerse (yo lo entiendo)
        ponerse + adjetivo = expresses physical aspect or emotional state 
             eg- Augustin se puso triste (como lo traduce?)

Convertirse
        convertirse en + sustantivo= expresa una transformación importante 
              eg- me he convertido en una persona diferente

Hacerse
        Hacerse + sustantivo de profesion, ideología, actitud o estado (No lo entiendo)
               eg- Tu prometido se ha hecho periodista/budista 
                      Lo vieron en la ceremonia y se hizo el despistado 
Volverse
        Volverse + adjetivo de carácter (no lo entiendo)
               eg- Se ha vuelto bastante antipático

My question is: 
When do I know I have to use these verbs and what exactly do they mean. I understand ponerse and convertirse to some extent. I don't really understand the last two verbs.

Answer

Hola Kái.

"Hacerse" has different meanings:

- To become -->  Juan se ha hecho abogado ( Before to finish its career, Juan wasn´t lawyer . Now, Juan has become a lawyer)
- To dissimulate or conceal -->  Isabel se hace la tonta (You are thinking that Isabel is dissimulating that she is stupid for any reason that you don´t understand)
- To break down --> El automóvil se ha roto o se ha averiado (The car is broken)

"Volverse"  
- To become --> Juan se ha vuelto estúpido (It´s a temporary transformation,maybe he could change its mood)
- To change or to transform --> La mesa se ha vuelto roja ( Firstly, the table was white but now is red) Same meaning that "convertirse"
- To happen again --> La mesa se ha vuelto a romper ( The table has broken again)

Saludos

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ponerse  triste >>  quiere decir que no estaba triste y cambió > Agustin was not sad but now he is.
convertirse=transformarse
hacerse >> lo mismo, es un cambio. Me he hecho periodista >> antes (yo) no era periodista.
Se ha vuelto loco >>> Antes no estaba loco, pero ha cambiado.

Answer

Is the same, but with one small difference, hacerse is with external influence and volverse is with self-influence

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Hi, maybe this link will help you - http://www.notesinspanish.com/files/23-translations-become-in-spanish.pdf

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