Phrase · ❓ Checking understanding and clarifying
Ah, ya entendí: entonces el problema era el horario.
Oh, now I get it: so the problem was the timetable.
B1checking understandinginformalAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Ahinterjectionoh,ya1adverbnow (already)entendí1verbI get it (understood)entender · past · 1st sing.:entonces2adverbso, theneldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiteproblemanounproblemmasc. · sing.era3verbwasser · imperfect · 3rd sing.eldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitehorarionountimetable, schedulemasc. · sing..
- ya → entendí: ya + preterite = now I get it
- el → problema: m. sg.
- problema → era: el problema → era (3rd sg.)
- el → horario: m. sg.
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1ya entendí = now I get it: Latin America uses the preterite here; Spain often says ya entiendo. Present perfect vs preterite (Spain vs Latin America) →
- 2entonces = so, in that case: it draws your conclusion. Connectors and discourse markers B1 →
- 3era: imperfect, the background situation behind the misunderstanding. Imperfect: forms and uses →
Variations
- Ah, ya entiendo: entonces el problema era el horario.
- Ah, ya veo: o sea que el problema era el horario.