Phrase · 📨 Passing on messages
Dice que no te preocupes, que ya está todo arreglado.
She says not to worry, everything’s already sorted out.
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Why every word is where it is
Dice1verbshe saysdecir · present · 3rd sing.que1conjunction(that)no1adverbnotte2pronoun(yourself)2nd sing.preocupes1verbyou worrypreocupar · subjunctive · present · 2nd sing.,que3conjunctionthatyaadverbalreadyestá3verbisestar · present · 3rd sing.todopronouneverythingmasc. · sing.arreglado3adjectivesorted out, fixedmasc. · sing..
- Dice → preocupes: request → subjunctive
- te → preocupes: reflexive: preocuparse
- Dice → está: fact → indicative
- está → arreglado: estar + state
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1A reported request takes the subjunctive: que no te preocupes. Reported speech I and indirect questions →
- 2preocuparse is reflexive: in a negative command the pronoun te goes before the verb. Negative imperative and imperative with pronouns →
- 3The second que reports a fact, so it keeps the indicative: está todo arreglado. Reported speech I and indirect questions →
Variations
- Dice que no se preocupe, que ya está todo arreglado.
- Dice que no te preocupes, que ya lo arregló.