Phrase · 📜 Proverbs and sayings
A quien madruga, Dios lo ayuda.
The early bird catches the worm.
C1praising an early startlearned as a wholeAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Aprepositionto, atquienpronounwho, whoeversing.madruga1verbgets up earlymadrugar · present · 3rd sing.,DiosnounGodlo2object pronounit, himél · 3rd sing. · direct objectayudaverbhelpsayudar · present · 3rd sing..
- lo → quien: refers to
- ayuda → Dios: subject
Word for word: “Whoever gets up early, God helps them.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Meaning: getting up early and starting promptly pays off. madrugar = to get up early.
- 2lo repeats a quien madruga; Spain often says le ayuda. Topicalisation, clitic doubling and lo as an attribute →
Variations
- Al que madruga, Dios lo ayuda.