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La doctora dijo que no era nada grave.
The doctor said it was nothing serious.
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Why every word is where it is
Ladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definitedoctora1noundoctordoctor · fem. · sing.dijo2verbsaiddecir · past · 3rd sing.queconjunctionthatno3adverbnotera2verbit wasser · imperfect · 3rd sing.nada3pronounnothinggraveadjectiveserioussing..
- La → doctora: f. sg.
- doctora → dijo: la doctora → dijo (3rd sg.)
- dijo → era: dijo que → imperfect
- no → nada: no… nada
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1la doctora: in Latin America doctor / doctora is the everyday word for a physician.
- 2«No es nada grave» → no era: present → imperfect after dijo que. Reported speech I and indirect questions →
- 3no… nada: the double negative is normal in Spanish. Indefinites and double negation →
Variations
- La doctora dice que no es nada grave.
- El doctor dijo que no tenía nada grave.