Phrase · 📈 Describing change
Después del accidente, mi tío se quedó sordo de un oído.
After the accident, my uncle went deaf in one ear.
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Why every word is where it is
Despuésadverbafterdelprepositionof thedeaccidentenounaccidentmasc. · sing.,mideterminermy1st sing.tíonoununclemasc. · sing.se1object pronoun(himself)3rd · direct objectquedó1verbwent, ended upquedar · past · 3rd sing.sordoadjectivedeafmasc. · sing.deprepositioninundetermineroneuno · masc. · sing. · indefiniteoído2nounearmasc. · sing..
- tío → quedó: agree
- quedó → se: agree
- tío → sordo: agree
- tío → mi: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1quedarse + adjective: a lasting result, often a loss (quedarse sordo, ciego, viudo). Ponerse would be wrong here. Verbs of change: ponerse, quedarse, volverse, hacerse, convertirse en →
- 2oído = the inner ear, hearing; oreja is the outer ear.