Phrase · 😤 Complaints and problems
Creo que me cobraron de más: la etiqueta decía otro precio.
I think I’ve been overcharged: the label showed a different price.
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Why every word is where it is
Creo1verbI thinkcreer · present · 1st sing.que1conjunctionthatme2object pronoun(from) me1st sing. · indirect objectcobraron2verbthey chargedcobrar · past · 3rd pl.de3preposition(de más =) too muchmás3adverb(de más =) too much:ladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definiteetiquetanounlabel, price tagfem. · sing.decía4verbsaid, showeddecir · imperfect · 3rd sing.otro4determinera different, anothermasc. · sing.precionounpricemasc. · sing..
- Creo → cobraron: creo que → indicative
- me → cobraron: me → indirect object
- cobraron → más: cobrar de más
- la → etiqueta: f. sg.
- otro → precio: m. sg.
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1creo que + indicative softens the complaint: you present it as your opinion. Opinion, certainty and possibility: indicative or subjunctive →
- 2me cobraron: a subjectless 3rd person plural = “they” (the shop); me = the person charged. Impersonal and passive se; reciprocal se →
- 3cobrar de más = to overcharge.
- 4decía: imperfect for what the label showed, a background state. otro precio, never un otro. Preterite vs imperfect in narration →
Variations
- Disculpe, creo que me cobraron de más.
- Creo que hay un error: me cobraron dos veces.