Phrase · 🗺️ Regional colloquial Spanish
Esa serie está muy bacana, se la recomiendo.
That series is really cool, I recommend it.
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Why every word is where it is
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- bacana → serie: bacana agrees with serie (f. sg.)
- la → serie: la: the series
- se → recomiendo: se (= le): to you
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1bacano = cool, great (Colombia, informal). It agrees: una serie bacana. Chile and Peru say bacán.
- 2se la: le becomes se before la. Here se = you (usted), la = the series. Double object pronouns (se lo) and clitic placement →
- 3estar + adjective to rate something you are watching. Colombians often say usted to friends. Ser vs estar II: meaning changes, events and results →
Variations
- Esa serie está muy buena, se la recomiendo.
- Esa serie está bacanísima, te la recomiendo.
- Esa serie está chévere, se la recomiendo.