Phrase · 📨 Passing on messages
Cuéntame exactamente lo que te dijo.
Tell me exactly what she said to you.
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Why every word is where it is
Cuéntame1verbtell mecontar · imperative · 2nd sing.exactamenteadverbexactlylo2determiner(lo que =) whatel · definiteque2pronoun(lo que =) whatteobject pronoun(to) you2nd sing. · indirect objectdijoverbshe saiddecir · past · 3rd sing..
- Cuéntame → lo: contar + object
- lo → que: lo que = what
- te → dijo: te → indirect object
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1cuéntame = cuenta + me: the pronoun attaches, and the accent keeps the stress on cuén-. Negative imperative and imperative with pronouns →
- 2lo que = what (the thing that). Never qué here. Relative clauses I: que, quien, donde, lo que →
Variations
- Cuénteme exactamente lo que le dijo.
- Repíteme exactamente lo que te dijo.