Phrase · 💞 Feelings and moods
Echo mucho de menos a mi familia.
I really miss my family.
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Why every word is where it is
Echo1verbI miss (throw)echar · present · 1st sing.muchoadverba lotde1preposition(de menos)menos1adverb(de menos)a2preposition(personal a)mideterminermy1st sing.familianounfamilyfem. · sing..
- Echo → menos: echar de menos
- Echo → familia: object of echar de menos
- a → familia: personal a
- mi → familia: possessive + noun
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Spain: echar de menos = to miss. Latin America usually says extrañar. Verbs like gustar II: doler, parecer, quedar, importar, molestar, faltar →
- 2Personal a: people as direct objects need it: a mi familia. Direct object pronouns and personal a →
Variations
- Extraño mucho a mi familia.
- Echo de menos a mi familia.