Phrase · 🔦 Emphasising and focusing

Eso mismo pensaba yo.

That's exactly what I was thinking.

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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place

Eso1pronomthatese · sing.mismoadjectifvery, exactlymasc. · sing.pensaba2verbeI was thinking, I thoughtpensar · imparfait · 1re pers. sing.yopronomI1re pers. sing. · sujet.

Eso → pensaba: fronted object
yo → pensaba: inverted subject

Mot à mot : “That same thing I was thinking.”

Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi

Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.

1
The object comes first for focus, and the subject yo moves to the end. Topicalisation, clitic doubling and lo as an attribute →
2
Imperfect: a thought in progress. Imperfect: forms and uses →