Phrase · 🧩 Everyday idioms
Déjate de rodeos y ve al grano: ¿qué pasó?
Stop beating around the bush and get to the point: what happened?
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Why every word is where it is
Déjate1verbstop, dropdejar · imperative · 2nd sing.de1prepositionofrodeos1noundetoursrodeo · masc. · pl.yconjunctionandve2verbgoir · imperative · 2nd sing.al2prepositionto theagrano2noungrainmasc. · sing.:¿quépronounwhatpasóverbhappenedpasar · past · 3rd sing.?
- Déjate → de: prep
- ve → al: prep
Word for word: “Leave off detours and go to the grain: what happened?”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1dejarse de rodeos = to stop beating around the bush; déjate is the tú command with the pronoun attached. Affirmative imperative →
- 2ir al grano = to get to the point; ve is the tú command of ir. Affirmative imperative →
Variations
- No le des tantas vueltas y ve al grano: ¿qué pasó?