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Guarda el recibo, por si las moscas.
Keep the receipt, just in case.
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Why every word is where it is
Guarda1verbkeep (imperative)guardar · imperative · 2nd sing.eldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiterecibonounreceiptmasc. · sing.,porprepositionfor, by, through, because ofsiconjunctionif, whetherlasdeterminertheel · fem. · pl. · definitemoscas2nounflies; (por si las moscas) just in casemosca · fem. · pl..
- Guarda → recibo: object
- las → moscas: f. pl.
Word for word: “Keep the receipt, in case the flies.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1tú command = the 3rd-person form: guarda = keep. Affirmative imperative →
- 2por si las moscas = just in case (colloquial).