Phrase · 🔦 Emphasising and focusing
A quien tienes que convencer es a tu jefa, no a mí.
It's your boss you need to convince, not me.
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Why every word is where it is
A1prepositionto, atquien2pronounwho, whoeversing.tienesverb(tener que) you have totener · present · 2nd sing.queconjunctionthatconvencerverbto convinceinfinitiveesverbisser · present · 3rd sing.aprepositionto, attudetermineryour2nd sing.jefanounboss (woman)jefe · fem. · sing.,noadverbnot, noaprepositionto, atmí3pronounmeyo · 1st sing..
- A → a: personal a repeated
- tienes → convencer: tener que + infinitive
- tu → jefa: f. sg.
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Personal a goes with quien and again with the focus: a tu jefa. Direct object pronouns and personal a →
- 2A person in focus: a quien … es a …. Emphasis and information structure: clefts and lo … que →
- 3After a, use mí: no a mí.