Phrase · 💭 Hypothesising
Actúa como si no pasara nada, pero se nota que está nerviosa.
She acts as if nothing were wrong, but you can tell she's nervous.
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Why every word is where it is
Actúaverbactsactuar · present · 3rd sing.como1conjunctionas (if)si1conjunctionifnoadverbnotpasara1verbwere happeningpasar · subjunctive · imperfect · 3rd sing.nadapronounnothing, anythingsing.,peroconjunctionbutse2object pronoun(one)3rd · direct objectnota2verbshows, one can tellnotar · present · 3rd sing.queconjunctionthatestáverbshe isestar · present · 3rd sing.nerviosaadjectivenervousnervioso · fem. · sing..
- si → pasara: mood
- nota → está: obj
- está → nerviosa: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1como si no pasara nada = as if nothing were wrong: pasara stays in the imperfect subjunctive even after present actúa. Imperfect subjunctive: forms and uses →
- 2se nota que = you can tell that, it shows: impersonal se + indicative. Impersonal and passive se; reciprocal se →
Variations
- Actúa como si no pasase nada, pero se nota que está nerviosa.
- Hace como si no pasara nada, pero se nota que está nerviosa.