Phrase · 💞 Feelings and moods

Ando medio bajoneado estos días.

I’ve been feeling kind of down these days.

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Why every word is where it is

Ando1verbI’ve been (going around)andar · present · 1st sing.medio2adverbkind of, a bitbajoneado3adjectivedown, lowmasc. · sing.estosdeterminertheseeste · masc. · pl.días4noundaysdía · masc. · pl..

Ando → bajoneado: andar + adjective
medio → bajoneado: medio + adjective
estos → días: m. pl.

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
andar + adjective = to have been (feeling) lately; very common in Latin American speech.
2
medio = kind of, a bit: as an adverb it doesn’t change (medio cansada).
3
Argentina, Uruguay, Chile: bajoneado = down, low (from bajón, a slump). Neutral: desanimado.
4
estos días = these days, lately. Día is masculine despite the -a. Demonstratives and place words: este, ese, aquel →

Variations

Estoy un poco desanimado estos días.
Ando medio triste estos días.