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Me dolió que no contaras conmigo.

It hurt that you didn't count me in.

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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place

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Me → dolió: me dolió: gustar-type
dolió → contaras: emotion (past) → imperfect subjunctive
contaras → conmigo: contar con: count on

Mot à mot : “It hurt me that you didn't count with me.”

Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi

Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.

1
me dolió que… = it hurt me that…: doler works like gustar. Naming your feeling is softer than accusing. Verbs like gustar II: doler, parecer, quedar, importar, molestar, faltar →
2
Emotion + que → subjunctive; in the past, the imperfect subjunctive: contaras (also contases). Sequence of tenses in the subjunctive →
3
contar con alguien = to count on or include someone. con + mí → conmigo. Verbs with prepositions →

Variantes

Me dolió mucho que no contaras conmigo.
Me sentó mal que no contaras conmigo.
Me hubiera gustado que contaras conmigo.