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Aquí no se puede nadar, hay mucha corriente.

You can’t swim here: the current’s too strong.

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Why every word is where it is

Aquíadverbherenoadverbnotse1pronoun(impersonal: one)3rdpuede1verbcan (one can)poder · present · 3rd sing.nadarverbswiminfinitive,hay2verbthere ishaber · present · 3rd sing.mucha2determinera lot ofmucho · fem. · sing.corrientenouncurrentfem. · sing..
  • se → puede: impersonal se
  • puede → nadar: poder + infinitive
  • hay → corriente: hay + noun
  • mucha → corriente: f. sg.

Word for word: “Here one can’t swim, there is a lot of current.”

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    no se puede + infinitive = you can’t, nobody may: impersonal se. Impersonal and passive se; reciprocal se →
  2. 2
    hay mucha corriente: hay + mucho, which agrees with the feminine noun. Quantifiers: muy, mucho, poco, bastante, demasiado →

Variations

  • Aquí no se puede nadar: es peligroso.
  • No nades aquí, hay mucha corriente.