Phrase · 🩺 At the doctor: symptoms and treatment
Le voy a recetar un antibiótico y algo para bajar la fiebre.
I'm going to prescribe you an antibiotic and something to bring the fever down.
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Why every word is where it is
Le1object pronoun(for) youél · 3rd sing. · indirect objectvoyverbI am goingir · present · 1st sing.aprepositiontorecetar1verbto prescribeinfinitiveundeterminerauno · masc. · sing. · indefiniteantibióticonounantibioticmasc. · sing.yconjunctionandalgopronounsomethingsing.paraprepositionforbajar2verbto bring downinfinitiveladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definitefiebre2nounfeverfem. · sing..
- recetar → Le: iobj
- recetar → antibiótico: obj
- bajar → fiebre: obj
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Le voy a recetar: le = for you (usted); the prescription itself is la receta. Indirect object pronouns and doubling →
- 2bajar la fiebre = to bring the fever down; la fiebre baja = the fever goes down.
Variations
- Le voy a recetar un antibiótico y algo para la fiebre.