Phrase · 📜 Narrating past events
Iba a llamarte, pero me quedé dormido.
I was going to call you, but I fell asleep.
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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place
Iba1verbeI was goingir · imparfait · 1re pers. sing.a1prépositiontollamarte2verbeto call youllamar · infinitif,peroconjonctionbutme3pronom(myself)1re pers. sing.quedé3verbeI ended upquedar · passé · 1re pers. sing.dormido3adjectifasleepmasc. · sing..
- Iba → llamarte: iba a + infinitive
- me → quedé: reflexive: quedarse
- quedé → dormido: quedarse + adjective
Mot à mot : “I was going to call you, but I stayed asleep.”
Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi
Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.
- 1iba a + infinitive: a plan seen from the past that didn’t happen. Narrative past system: pluperfect, past progressive, iba a →
- 2te is attached to the infinitive: llamarte = te iba a llamar. Direct object pronouns and personal a →
- 3quedarse dormido = to fall asleep without meaning to; a woman says dormida. Reflexive verbs and daily routine →
Variantes
- Te iba a llamar, pero me quedé dormida.
- Iba a llamarte, pero me dormí.