Phrase · 📜 Proverbs and sayings
Camarón que se duerme se lo lleva la corriente.
You snooze, you lose.
C1urging someone to act in timeinformallearned as a wholeAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Camarón1nounshrimpmasc. · sing.quepronounthat, which, whosepronounhimself, herself, itself, themselves; (impersonal)3rdduerme2verbsleeps; (dormirse) falls asleepdormir · present · 3rd sing.sepronoun(llevarse) off, away3rdlo3object pronounit, himél · 3rd sing. · direct objectllevaverbcarries, takes; (llevarse) carries offllevar · present · 3rd sing.ladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definitecorrientenouncurrentfem. · sing..
- se → duerme: pronominal verb
- lo → Camarón: refers to
- lleva → corriente: subject
Word for word: “The shrimp that falls asleep gets carried off by the current.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Meaning: if you are not alert, you miss your chance. A warning to act in time.
- 2dormirse = to fall asleep (o → ue); dormir = to sleep. Pronoun nuances: dative of interest, ello, sí / consigo, pronominal verbs →
- 3lo repeats camarón, placed first as the topic. Topicalisation, clitic doubling and lo as an attribute →