Phrase · 🫂 Difficult conversations
Entiendo que estés molesto, y no te falta razón.
I understand why you're upset, and you have a point.
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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place
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- Entiendo → estés: entender que + subjunctive: sympathise
- molesto → estés: molesto: attribute (m. sg.)
- te → falta: te falta: gustar-type
- no → razón: no te falta razón: litotes
Mot à mot : “I understand that you are upset, and you don't lack reason.”
Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi
Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.
- 1Entiendo que + subjunctive = I can see why you…: sympathy. With the indicative it would only mean "I realise". Mood alternation I: meaning changes and negation →
- 2molesto = upset, annoyed (Spain also enfadado). It agrees with the listener: molesta for a woman. Ser vs estar I: characteristics and states →
- 3no te falta razón = you have a point (lit. you don't lack reason): understatement that concedes gracefully. Verbs like gustar II: doler, parecer, quedar, importar, molestar, faltar →
Variantes
- Entiendo que estés molesta, y no te falta razón.
- Comprendo que estés enojado, y tienes tus motivos.
- Entiendo que esté molesto, y no le falta razón.