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A lo mejor me equivoco, pero creo que nos falta un dato.
I may be wrong, but I think we're missing a piece of information.
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Why every word is where it is
Aprepositionto, atlodeterminerthe (neuter)el · definitemejor1adjectivebetter; (a lo mejor) maybesing.mepronounme, to me, myselfyo · 1st sing.equivoco2verbI am wrong, I am mistakenequivocarse · present · 1st sing.,peroconjunctionbutcreoverbI think, I believecreer · present · 1st sing.queconjunctionthatnospronounus, to us, ourselvesnosotros · 1st pl.falta3verbis missing, is lackingfaltar · present · 3rd sing.undeterminera, anuno · masc. · sing. · indefinitedatonounpiece of information, factmasc. · sing..
- me → equivoco: pronominal verb
- nos → falta: experiencer
- falta → dato: subject
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1A lo mejor = maybe, always with the indicative: me equivoco. Opinion, certainty and possibility: indicative or subjunctive →
- 2equivocarse = to be wrong; the verb is pronominal.
- 3faltar works like gustar: nos falta un dato = we are missing a fact. Verbs like gustar II: doler, parecer, quedar, importar, molestar, faltar →