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Como iba diciendo, la ley por sí sola no basta.
As I was saying, the law alone isn't enough.
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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place
Comoconjonctionas, like; since; if (with subjunctive)iba1verbewas going; (iba diciendo) was sayingir · imparfait · 1re pers. sing.diciendoverbesaying, tellingdecir · gérondif,ladéterminanttheel · fém. · sing. · définileynomlawfém. · sing.porprépositionfor, by, through, because ofsí2pronomoneself3e pers.solaadjectifalone; (por sí sola) on its ownsolo · fém. · sing.noadverbenot, nobastaverbeis enoughbastar · présent · 3e pers. sing..
- iba → diciendo: ir + gerund
- sola → ley: f. sg.
- basta → ley: subject
Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi
Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.
- 1ir + gerund: como iba diciendo = as I was saying, to pick up your thread. Verbal periphrases III →
- 2por sí sola = on its own: reflexive sí, with an accent; sola agrees with ley. Pronoun nuances: dative of interest, ello, sí / consigo, pronominal verbs →