Phrase · 🎩 Elevated register
Los hechos acaecidos aquella noche nunca se aclararon.
What happened that night was never cleared up.
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Why every word is where it is
Losdeterminertheel · masc. · pl. · definitehechosnouneventshecho · masc. · pl.acaecidos1verbthat occurredacaecer · participle · masc. · pl.aquella3determinerthataquel · fem. · sing.noche3nounnightfem. · sing.nuncaadverbneverse2pronoun(passive se)3rdaclararon2verbwere cleared upaclarar · past · 3rd pl..
- acaecidos → hechos: acaecidos agrees with hechos (m. pl.)
- se → aclararon: se + 3rd person: passive
- aclararon → hechos: aclararon agrees with los hechos (pl.)
- aquella → noche: aquella agrees with noche
Word for word: “The events that occurred that night were never clarified.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1acaecer = to happen (formal, literary), used only in the 3rd person. The participle works as an adjective: los hechos acaecidos. Literary and archaic style →
- 2Passive se: the verb agrees with los hechos, so it is plural: se aclararon. Impersonal and passive se; reciprocal se →
- 3Time without a preposition: aquella noche = that night (no en).
Variations
- Lo que ocurrió aquella noche nunca se aclaró.
- Los sucesos de aquella noche jamás llegaron a esclarecerse.
- Nunca se supo qué pasó realmente aquella noche.