Phrase · ⚠️ Conditions and warnings
Llévate un paraguas, no vaya a ser que llueva.
Take an umbrella, just in case it rains.
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Why every word is where it is
Llévate1verbtake (with you)llevar · imperative · 2nd sing.undeterminera, anuno · masc. · sing. · indefiniteparaguasnounumbrellamasc. · sing.,noadverbnot, novaya2verb(no vaya a ser que) just in case, lestir · subjunctive · present · 3rd sing.aprepositionto, atserverbto beinfinitivequeconjunctionthatlluevaverbrains (subj.)llover · subjunctive · present · 3rd sing..
- vaya → llueva: no vaya a ser que + subjunctive
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1llevarse = take with you; te attaches to the command. Negative imperative and imperative with pronouns →
- 2no vaya a ser que + subjunctive = (just) in case, lest. Conditions without si: como, en caso de que, a menos que, gerund, imperative →