Phrase · 🤨 Expressing reservations
Eso de que es gratis no me lo trago.
I'm not buying this business about it being free.
C1rejecting a claimcolloquialAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Eso1pronounthatese · sing.deprepositionof, fromqueconjunctionthatesverbisser · present · 3rd sing.gratisadjectivefree (of charge)noadverbnot, nomepronounme, to me, myselfyo · 1st sing.lo2object pronounit, himél · 3rd sing. · direct objecttrago3verbI swallow; (tragarse algo) I believe ittragar · present · 1st sing..
- lo → Eso: refers to
- me → trago: tragarse
Word for word: “That thing about it being free, I don't swallow it.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1eso de que + clause = "this business about…": it reports a claim with distance. Neuter lo: lo + adjective, lo de, lo … que →
- 2The fronted topic eso de que… is picked up again by lo. Topicalisation, clitic doubling and lo as an attribute →
- 3tragarse algo (colloquial) = to swallow it, to believe it; me adds involvement. Pronoun nuances: dative of interest, ello, sí / consigo, pronominal verbs →