Phrase · 🔦 Emphasising and focusing
Fue mi abuela quien me enseñó a cocinar.
It was my grandmother who taught me to cook.
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Why every word is where it is
Fueverbwasser · past · 3rd sing.mideterminermy1st sing.abuelanoungrandmotherfem. · sing.quien1pronounwho, whoeversing.mepronounme, to me, myselfyo · 1st sing.enseñó2verbtaughtenseñar · past · 3rd sing.aprepositionto, atcocinarverbto cookinfinitive.
- quien → abuela: refers to
- enseñó → abuela: 3rd sg.
- enseñó → cocinar: enseñar a + infinitive
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1A person in focus takes quien or la que. Emphasis and information structure: clefts and lo … que →
- 2enseñar a + infinitive = teach to (do).