Phrase · 🌸 Euphemism and tact
Ayer desvincularon a tres personas de mi área.
Yesterday they let three people go from my department.
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Why every word is where it is
Ayeradverbyesterdaydesvincularon1verbthey let go (lit. unlinked)desvincular · past · 3rd pl.a2preposition(personal a)tresdeterminerthreepersonasnounpeoplepersona · fem. · pl.deprepositionfrommideterminermy1st sing.área3noundepartment (lit. area)fem. · sing..
- desvincularon → a: desvincular a + person
- a → personas: personal a before people
- mi → área: mi área
Word for word: “Yesterday they unlinked three people from my area.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1desvincular (Chile, Peru, Argentina and elsewhere) = to let someone go (lit. to unlink): corporate euphemism for firing. Formal register: impersonalisation, nominalisation and correspondence →
- 2Personal a before a human direct object. The impersonal 3rd plural names nobody as responsible. Direct object pronouns and personal a →
- 3el área: feminine, but el before stressed a- (las áreas). Here = department. Articles: el, la, un, una; al and del →
Variations
- Ayer despidieron a tres personas de mi área.
- Ayer dieron de baja a tres personas de mi área.
- Ayer prescindieron de tres personas de mi departamento.