Phrase · 💥 Mishaps
Me bajé en la parada equivocada y tuve que caminar veinte cuadras.
I got off at the wrong stop and had to walk twenty blocks.
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Why every word is where it is
Me1object pronoun(myself)yo · 1st sing. · direct objectbajé1verbgot offbajar · past · 1st sing.en1prepositionatladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definiteparada2nounstopfem. · sing.equivocada2adjectivewrongequivocado · participle · fem. · sing.yconjunctionandtuveverbI hadtener · past · 1st sing.queconjunctiontocaminarverbwalkinfinitiveveintedeterminertwentycuadras3nounblockscuadra · fem. · pl..
- bajé → Me: agree
- bajé → en: prep
- parada → la: agree
- parada → equivocada: agree
- tuve → caminar: obj
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1bajarse en = to get off (a bus, train) at a stop; subirse a = to get on. Verbs with prepositions →
- 2la parada equivocada = the wrong stop. Equivocado = wrong, and it agrees with the noun.
- 3cuadra = city block in Latin America; Spain says manzana.
Variations
- Me bajé en la parada que no era y tuve que caminar veinte cuadras.