Phrase · 🧩 Everyday idioms
¿En serio te ganaste la lotería o me estás tomando el pelo?
Did you really win the lottery, or are you pulling my leg?
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Why every word is where it is
¿Enprepositioninserioadjectiveserious (en serio = really)masc. · sing.teobject pronoun(yourself)tú · 2nd sing. · direct objectganasteverbyou wonganar · past · 2nd sing.ladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definiteloteríanounlotteryfem. · sing.oconjunctionorme1object pronoun(of) meyo · 1st sing. · indirect objectestás1verbyou areestar · present · 2nd sing.tomando1verbtakingtomar · gerundel1determinerthemasc. · sing. · definitepelo1nounhairmasc. · sing.?
- tomando → me: iobj
- tomando → pelo: obj
Word for word: “Did you seriously win the lottery or are you taking my hair?”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1tomarle el pelo a alguien = to pull someone's leg, to tease them. Me marks the victim.
Variations
- ¿De verdad te ganaste la lotería o me estás tomando el pelo?
- ¿En serio te sacaste la lotería o me estás tomando el pelo?