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Llego a la oficina y me encuentro la puerta cerrada.
I get to the office and find the door locked.
C1narrating in the presentAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Llego1verbI arrive, I get (to)llegar · present · 1st sing.aprepositionto, atladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definiteoficina3nounofficefem. · sing.yconjunctionandme2pronounme, to me, myselfyo · 1st sing.encuentroverb(me encuentro) I findencontrar · present · 1st sing.ladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definitepuertanoundoorfem. · sing.cerradaverbclosed, lockedcerrar · participle · fem. · sing..
- Llego → a: llegar a
- me → encuentro: pronominal use
- cerrada → puerta: f. sg.
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Historical present for the main events of the story. Modal and stylistic uses of tenses →
- 2encontrarse algo = to find something unexpectedly. Pronoun nuances: dative of interest, ello, sí / consigo, pronominal verbs →
- 3oficina = office.