Phrase · 📨 Passing on messages
Dice Sofía que no la esperemos para cenar.
Sofía says not to wait for her for dinner.
B1passing on messagesinformalAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Dice1verbsaysdecir · present · 3rd sing.Sofía1nounSofíaque2conjunction(that)no2adverbnotla3object pronounher3rd sing. · direct objectesperemos2verbwe wait foresperar · subjunctive · present · 1st pl.paraprepositionforcenarverbto have dinnerinfinitive.
- Sofía → Dice: Sofía → dice (3rd sg.)
- Dice → esperemos: request → subjunctive
- la → esperemos: object of esperar
- para → cenar: para + infinitive
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Dice Sofía que…: when you pass on a message, the subject often comes after dice. Reported speech I and indirect questions →
- 2A reported request: que no + present subjunctive (esperemos), because Sofía wants something from us. Reported speech I and indirect questions →
- 3la = her: esperar a alguien takes a direct object, placed before the verb. Direct object pronouns and personal a →
Variations
- Sofía dice que no la esperemos para cenar.
- Dice Sofía que cenemos sin ella.