Phrase · 🤨 Expressing reservations
Hay algo en estas cifras que no me cuadra.
Something about these figures doesn't add up.
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Why every word is where it is
Hayverbthere is, there arehaber · present · 3rd sing.algopronounsomethingenprepositionin, on, atestasdeterminertheseeste · fem. · pl.cifrasnounfigures, numberscifra · fem. · pl.que2pronounthat, which, whonoadverbnot, nomepronounme, to me, myselfyo · 1st sing.cuadra1verbadds up, fitscuadrar · present · 3rd sing..
- que → algo: refers to
- me → cuadra: experiencer
- estas → cifras: f. pl.
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1no me cuadra = it doesn't add up (for me); cuadrar works like gustar. Verbs like gustar II: doler, parecer, quedar, importar, molestar, faltar →
- 2The relative que refers back to algo, across en estas cifras. Relative clauses I: que, quien, donde, lo que →