Phrase · 🪶 Hedging and softening

Yo que tú, me lo pensaría dos veces.

If I were you, I'd think twice.

C1giving cautious advicefamilierAudio · bientôt disponible

Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place

YopronomI1re pers. sing. · sujetque1conjonction(yo que tú) if I were youtúpronomyou2e pers. sing. · sujet,mepronomme, to me, myselfyo · 1re pers. sing.lo2pronom complémentit, himél · 3e pers. sing. · CODpensaría3verbeI would thinkpensar · conditionnel · 1re pers. sing.dosdéterminanttwovecesnomtimesvez · fém. · plur..

Yo → pensaría: subject
me → pensaría: dative of interest
dos → veces: pl.

Mot à mot : “I, (if I were) you, would think it over twice.”

Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi

Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.

1
Yo que tú = if I were you: a short, friendly frame for advice.
2
pensárselo: me + lo add personal involvement; Spanish needs both. Pronoun nuances: dative of interest, ello, sí / consigo, pronominal verbs →
3
Conditional: what you would do in their place. Conditional: forms and uses →