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Dale un abrazo a tu mamá de mi parte.
Give your mum a hug from me.
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Why every word is where it is
Dale1verbgive herdar · imperative · 2nd sing.undeterminerauno · masc. · sing. · indefiniteabrazonounhugmasc. · sing.a2prepositiontotudetermineryour2nd sing.mamá2nounmumfem. · sing.de3prepositionfrommi3determinermy1st sing.parte3nounpartfem. · sing..
- Dale → abrazo: object of dar
- Dale → mamá: le … a tu mamá (doubling)
- tu → mamá: possessive + noun
- de → parte: de mi parte
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1dale = da + le: the pronoun attaches to the affirmative command. Negative imperative and imperative with pronouns →
- 2le … a tu mamá: Spanish doubles the indirect object with le. Indirect object pronouns and doubling →
- 3de mi parte = from me, on my behalf.
Variations
- Salúdame a tu mamá.
- Dele un abrazo a su mamá de mi parte.