Phrase · 🤝 Agreeing and disagreeing in discussions
En eso no te doy la razón: el problema no es el dinero.
I don’t agree with you there: the problem isn’t the money.
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Why every word is where it is
En1prepositionon, ineso1pronounthatesenoadverbnotte2object pronoun(to) you2nd sing. · indirect objectdoy2verbI givedar · present · 1st sing.la2determinertheel · fem. · sing. · definiterazón2nounreason (right)fem. · sing.:el3determinerthemasc. · sing. · definiteproblema3nounproblemmasc. · sing.noadverbnotesverbisser · present · 3rd sing.eldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitedineronounmoneymasc. · sing..
- te → doy: te → indirect object
- doy → razón: dar la razón
- el → problema: m. sg.
- problema → es: el problema → es (3rd sg.)
Word for word: “In that I don’t give you the reason: the problem isn’t the money.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1en eso = on that point: you disagree with one thing, not everything. Demonstratives and place words: este, ese, aquel →
- 2dar la razón a someone = to say they’re right; no te doy la razón = I don’t agree with you. Indirect object pronouns and doubling →
- 3el problema: masculine, though it ends in -a (like el tema, el sistema). Nouns: gender and number →
Variations
- En eso no le doy la razón: el problema no es el dinero.
- Ahí no estoy de acuerdo: el problema no es el dinero.