Phrase · 📜 Proverbs and sayings
Dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres.
You are known by the company you keep.
C1judging people by their friendss’apprend en blocAudio · bientôt disponible
Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place
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- Dime → diré: imperative + y + future
- con → quién: preposition + quién
Mot à mot : “Tell me who you go around with and I will tell you who you are.”
Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi
Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.
- 1Imperative + y + future works as a condition: tell me…, and I will tell you. Conditions without si: como, en caso de que, a menos que, gerund, imperative →
- 2Meaning: the people you spend time with show who you are. Often a warning about bad company.
- 3quién keeps its accent in indirect questions, even after a preposition. Reported speech I and indirect questions →