Wendung · 📜 Narrating past events
Iba a llamarte, pero me quedé dormido.
I was going to call you, but I fell asleep.
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Warum jedes Wort dort steht, wo es steht
Iba1VerbI was goingir · Imperfekt · 1. Pers. Sg.a1Präpositiontollamarte2Verbto call youllamar · Infinitiv,peroKonjunktionbutme3Pronomen(myself)1. Pers. Sg.quedé3VerbI ended upquedar · Vergangenheit · 1. Pers. Sg.dormido3Adjektivasleepmask. · Sg..
- Iba → llamarte: iba a + infinitive
- me → quedé: reflexive: quedarse
- quedé → dormido: quedarse + adjective
Wörtlich: “I was going to call you, but I stayed asleep.”
Warum sie so gebaut ist
Die Hinweise passen zu den Nummern oben.
- 1iba a + infinitive: a plan seen from the past that didn’t happen. Narrative past system: pluperfect, past progressive, iba a →
- 2te is attached to the infinitive: llamarte = te iba a llamar. Direct object pronouns and personal a →
- 3quedarse dormido = to fall asleep without meaning to; a woman says dormida. Reflexive verbs and daily routine →
Varianten
- Te iba a llamar, pero me quedé dormida.
- Iba a llamarte, pero me dormí.