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Phrase · 🎙️ Managing the conversation

Es mi cuñada, o sea, la hermana de mi esposo.

She's my sister-in-law, I mean, my husband's sister.

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Why every word is where it is

Esverbshe isser · present · 3rd sing.mideterminermy1st sing.cuñadanounsister-in-lawcuñado · fem. · sing.,o1conjunctionor (o sea = I mean)sea1verbbe (o sea = I mean)ser · subjunctive · present · 3rd sing.,ladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definitehermananounsisterfem. · sing.deprepositionofmideterminermy1st sing.esposo2nounhusbandmasc. · sing..
  • cuñada → mi: agree
  • hermana → la: agree
  • esposo → mi: agree

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    o sea = I mean, that is: it spells out what you just said. Connectors and discourse markers B1 →
  2. 2
    esposo = husband, the usual word in Latin America (marido is also used).