Phrase · ✋ Concession and insistence
¡Con lo que te quiere tu abuela, y no la llamas nunca!
Your grandmother loves you so much, and you never call her!
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Why every word is where it is
¡Con1prepositionwithlo1determinerhow much (lit. the)el · definiteque1pronoun(that)teobject pronounyoutú · 2nd sing. · direct objectquiere2verblovesquerer · present · 3rd sing.tudetermineryour2nd sing.abuelanoungrandmotherfem. · sing.,y3conjunctionand (yet)noadverbnotla4object pronounherél · 3rd sing. · direct objectllamas4verbyou callllamar · present · 2nd sing.nuncaadverbnever!
- Con → que: con lo que: given how much
- que → quiere: con lo que + indicative
- abuela → quiere: tu abuela: subject of quiere
- la → abuela: la: your grandmother
- no → nunca: no … nunca: double negation
Word for word: “With how much your grandmother loves you, and you never call her!”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1con lo que + indicative = given how much…: an intensive concession that sets up a reproach. Colloquial. Concessive structures II →
- 2querer a person = to love them (family, friends). te quiere: te is the direct object.
- 3y introduces the clash: and yet you never call. The fact reproached stays in the indicative.
- 4llamar a alguien = to phone someone. It takes a direct object: la, not le. Direct object pronouns and personal a →
Variations
- ¡Con lo que te quiere tu abuela y nunca la llamas!
- ¡Tu abuela te quiere tanto y tú sin llamarla!
- ¡Con el cariño que te tiene tu abuela, y no la llamas nunca!