Phrase · 🥊 Countering arguments
En contra de lo que se suele creer, los murciélagos no son ciegos.
Contrary to popular belief, bats aren't blind.
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Why every word is where it is
Enprepositionin, on, atcontra1prepositionagainstdeprepositionof, fromlodeterminerthe (neuter)el · definitequepronounthat, which, whosepronounhimself, herself, itself, themselves; (impersonal)3rdsuele2verbusually (does)soler · present · 3rd sing.creerverbto believeinfinitive,losdeterminertheel · masc. · pl. · definitemurciélagosnounbatsmurciélago · masc. · pl.noadverbnot, nosonverbareser · present · 3rd pl.ciegos3adjectiveblindciego · masc. · pl..
- suele → creer: soler + infinitive
- ciegos → murciélagos: m. pl.
- son → murciélagos: subject
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1En contra de lo que… = contrary to what…: it brings in a widespread but wrong idea. Relative clauses I: que, quien, donde, lo que →
- 2soler + infinitive = usually do; with se: what people usually think. Verbal periphrases II: soler, dejar de, ponerse a, estar a punto de, seguir and llevar + gerund →
- 3Masculine plural, agreeing with murciélagos.