Phrase · 🎚️ Nuancing an opinion
Lo que quiero decir es que hay matices.
What I mean is that there are nuances.
C1clarifying your pointAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Lo1determinerthe (neuter)el · definitequepronounthat, which, whoquieroverbI wantquerer · present · 1st sing.decir2verbto say, to tellinfinitiveesverbisser · present · 3rd sing.queconjunctionthathayverbthere is, there arehaber · present · 3rd sing.matices3nounnuances, shadesmatiz · masc. · pl..
- Lo → decir: topic clause
- quiero → decir: querer decir
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Lo que… announces the topic; the focus comes after es. Emphasis and information structure: clefts and lo … que →
- 2querer decir = to mean.
- 3Plural of matiz: z → c before -es.