Phrase · 📈 Describing change
Desde que es famoso, se ha vuelto muy arrogante.
Ever since he got famous, he's become very arrogant.
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Why every word is where it is
Desde1prepositionsinceque1conjunction(that)esverbhe isser · present · 3rd sing.famosoadjectivefamousmasc. · sing.,se2object pronoun(himself)3rd · direct objectha3verbhashaber · present · 3rd sing.vuelto2verbbecomevolver · participle · past · masc. · sing.muyadverbveryarroganteadjectivearrogantsing..
- Desde → es: mood
- es → ha: tense
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Desde que + present: since a moment, and still true now. In Spanish it is only about time. Time expressions: hace, desde, desde hace, hace … que →
- 2volverse + adjective: a deep change of character, often for the worse. Verbs of change: ponerse, quedarse, volverse, hacerse, convertirse en →
- 3se ha vuelto: present perfect for a change that still holds; Latin Americans often say se volvió. Irregular participle: vuelto. Present perfect: forms and experiential uses →
Variations
- Desde que se hizo famoso, se volvió muy arrogante.
- Desde que es famoso, se volvió muy arrogante.