Phrase · 📜 Proverbs and sayings
Dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres.
You are known by the company you keep.
C1judging people by their friendslearned as a wholeAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Dime1verbtell medecir · imperative · 2nd sing.conprepositionwithquién3pronounwhosing.andas2verbwalk; (andar con) hang around withandar · present · 2nd sing.yconjunctionandtepronounyou, to you, yourselftú · 2nd sing.diréverbwill telldecir · future · 1st sing.quiénpronounwhosing.eresverbareser · present · 2nd sing..
- Dime → diré: imperative + y + future
- con → quién: preposition + quién
Word for word: “Tell me who you go around with and I will tell you who you are.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Imperative + y + future works as a condition: tell me…, and I will tell you. Conditions without si: como, en caso de que, a menos que, gerund, imperative →
- 2Meaning: the people you spend time with show who you are. Often a warning about bad company.
- 3quién keeps its accent in indirect questions, even after a preposition. Reported speech I and indirect questions →