フレーズ · 🙇 Apologising and making excuses
Se me hizo tarde y no alcancé a avisarte.
I was running late and didn’t get a chance to let you know.
B1making excusesくだけた音声・近日公開
それぞれの単語がその位置にある理由
Se1代名詞(it)3人称me1目的格代名詞on me1人称 単数 · 間接目的語hizo1動詞got, becamehacer · 過去 · 3人称 単数tarde1副詞latey接続詞andno副詞notalcancé2動詞I managedalcanzar · 過去 · 1人称 単数a2前置詞toavisarte3動詞to let you knowavisar · 不定詞.
- Se → hizo: se me hizo tarde (fixed)
- me → hizo: me → person affected
- alcancé → avisarte: alcanzar a + infinitive
直訳: “It got late on me and I didn’t reach to let you know.”
この形になる理由
注の番号は上の番号に対応しています。
- 1se me hizo tarde = I was running late: a fixed chunk; me is the person it happens to. Preterite II: irregular stems and -ir stem changes →
- 2alcanzar a + infinitive = to manage to (in time), very common in Latin America. alcancé: z → c before e. Preterite I: regular verbs, ser/ir, dar, ver →
- 3avisarte: te is attached to the infinitive (or no te alcancé a avisar). Direct object pronouns and personal a →
言い換え表現
- Se me hizo tarde y no pude avisarte.
- Se me hizo tarde y no alcancé a avisarle.