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Creo que te equivocas.

I think you're mistaken.

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Why every word is where it is

Creo1verbI thinkcreer · present · 1st sing.que1conjunctionthatte2pronoun(yourself)tú · 2ndequivocas2verbyou are wrongequivocarse · present · 2nd sing..

Creo → que: creer que + indicative
te → equivocas: equivocarse: pronominal
que → equivocas: que + indicative

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
Neutral: creo que softens the disagreement into an opinion. Affirmative creer que takes the indicative. Opinion, certainty and possibility: indicative or subjunctive →
2
equivocarse = to be wrong, make a mistake. Reflexive verbs and daily routine →

Variations

¡Nada que ver, eso no es así!
Me temo que está usted en un error.