Phrase · 📨 Passing on messages
Dice Sofía que no la esperemos para cenar.
Sofía says not to wait for her for dinner.
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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place
Dice1verbesaysdecir · présent · 3e pers. sing.Sofía1nomSofíaque2conjonction(that)no2adverbenotla3pronom complémenther3e pers. sing. · CODesperemos2verbewe wait foresperar · subjonctif · présent · 1re pers. plur.paraprépositionforcenarverbeto have dinnerinfinitif.
- Sofía → Dice: Sofía → dice (3rd sg.)
- Dice → esperemos: request → subjunctive
- la → esperemos: object of esperar
- para → cenar: para + infinitive
Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi
Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.
- 1Dice Sofía que…: when you pass on a message, the subject often comes after dice. Reported speech I and indirect questions →
- 2A reported request: que no + present subjunctive (esperemos), because Sofía wants something from us. Reported speech I and indirect questions →
- 3la = her: esperar a alguien takes a direct object, placed before the verb. Direct object pronouns and personal a →
Variantes
- Sofía dice que no la esperemos para cenar.
- Dice Sofía que cenemos sin ella.