Phrase · 🧩 Everyday idioms
Hice el oso en la boda: me caí bailando delante de todos.
I made a fool of myself at the wedding: I fell over dancing in front of everyone.
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Why every word is where it is
Hice1verbI didhacer · past · 1st sing.el1determinerthemasc. · sing. · definiteoso1nounbearmasc. · sing.enprepositioninladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definiteboda2nounweddingfem. · sing.:meobject pronoun(myself)yo · 1st sing. · direct objectcaíverbI fellcaer · past · 1st sing.bailandoverbdancingbailar · gerunddelanteadverbin frontdeprepositionoftodospronouneveryonetodo · masc. · pl..
- Hice → oso: obj
- boda → la: agree
Word for word: “I did the bear at the wedding: I fell dancing in front of everyone.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1hacer el oso (Mexico, Colombia) = to embarrass yourself in public; elsewhere hacer el ridículo.
- 2la boda = the wedding (the party).
Variations
- Hice el ridículo en la boda: me caí bailando delante de todos.