Phrase · 🗺️ Regional colloquial Spanish
Ahorita te llamo, no te preocupes.
I'll call you in a moment, don't worry.
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Why every word is where it is
Ahorita1adverbin a momentteobject pronounyoutú · 2nd sing. · direct objectllamo2verbI'll call (lit. I call)llamar · present · 1st sing.,no3adverbdon'tte3pronoun(yourself)tú · 2ndpreocupes3verbworrypreocupar · subjunctive · present · 2nd sing..
- te → llamo: te: object of llamo
- no → preocupes: no + subjunctive: negative imperative
- te → preocupes: te preocupes: preocuparse
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1ahorita (Mexico, Central America, Caribbean): a diminutive of ahora that can mean right now or in a while. Word formation: diminutives, augmentatives, prefixes and -mente →
- 2Present for an immediate promise: te llamo = I'll call you.
- 3Negative imperative = present subjunctive, pronoun first: no te preocupes (affirmative preocúpate). Negative imperative and imperative with pronouns →
Variations
- Ahorita te marco, no te preocupes.
- Ahora te llamo, no te preocupes.
- En un ratito te llamo.