Wendung · 🎭 Feelings with nuance
Me da pena que te vayas tan pronto; la estábamos pasando tan bien.
I'm sad you're leaving so soon; we were having such a good time.
B2expressing feelingsinformellAudio · bald verfügbar
Warum jedes Wort dort steht, wo es steht
MeObjektpronomen(to) meyo · 1. Pers. Sg. · indirektes Objektda1Verbgivesdar · Präsens · 3. Pers. Sg.pena1Nomensadnessfem. · Sg.queKonjunktionthatte2Objektpronomen(yourself)tú · 2. Pers. Sg. · direktes Objektvayas2Verbyou leaveir · Subjuntivo · Präsens · 2. Pers. Sg.tanAdverbsoprontoAdverbsoon;la3Objektpronomenit (pasarla bien)él · 3. Pers. Sg. · direktes Objektestábamos3Verbwe wereestar · Imperfekt · 1. Pers. Pl.pasando3Verbhaving (a time)pasar · GerundiumtanAdverbsobienAdverbwell.
- pena → vayas: mood
- da → Me: iobj
- vayas → te: agree
- pasando → la: obj
Wörtlich: “It gives me sorrow that you leave so soon; we were spending it so well.”
Warum sie so gebaut ist
Die Hinweise passen zu den Nummern oben.
- 1Me da pena que + subjunctive = I’m sad that. In Mexico, Central America and Colombia pena often means embarrassment; there, me da tristeza is safer. Subjunctive: emotions and reactions →
- 2te vayas: present subjunctive of irse (to leave). Different subjects (I feel, you leave) → que + subjunctive. Subjunctive: emotions and reactions →
- 3pasarla bien = to have a good time (Latin America; Spain says pasarlo bien). The past progressive sets the scene. Narrative past system: pluperfect, past progressive, iba a →