Wendung · 🙇 Apologising and making excuses
Se me hizo tarde y no alcancé a avisarte.
I was running late and didn’t get a chance to let you know.
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Se1Pronomen(it)3. Pers.me1Objektpronomenon me1. Pers. Sg. · indirektes Objekthizo1Verbgot, becamehacer · Vergangenheit · 3. Pers. Sg.tarde1AdverblateyKonjunktionandnoAdverbnotalcancé2VerbI managedalcanzar · Vergangenheit · 1. Pers. Sg.a2Präpositiontoavisarte3Verbto let you knowavisar · Infinitiv.
- Se → hizo: se me hizo tarde (fixed)
- me → hizo: me → person affected
- alcancé → avisarte: alcanzar a + infinitive
Wörtlich: “It got late on me and I didn’t reach to let you know.”
Warum sie so gebaut ist
Die Hinweise passen zu den Nummern oben.
- 1se me hizo tarde = I was running late: a fixed chunk; me is the person it happens to. Preterite II: irregular stems and -ir stem changes →
- 2alcanzar a + infinitive = to manage to (in time), very common in Latin America. alcancé: z → c before e. Preterite I: regular verbs, ser/ir, dar, ver →
- 3avisarte: te is attached to the infinitive (or no te alcancé a avisar). Direct object pronouns and personal a →
Varianten
- Se me hizo tarde y no pude avisarte.
- Se me hizo tarde y no alcancé a avisarle.