Phrase · 🎭 Feelings with nuance
Me da miedo que manejes de noche por esa carretera.
It scares me that you drive at night on that road.
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Why every word is where it is
Meobject pronoun(to) meyo · 1st sing. · indirect objectda1verbgivesdar · present · 3rd sing.miedo1nounfearmasc. · sing.queconjunctionthatmanejes2verbyou drivemanejar · subjunctive · present · 2nd sing.deprepositionatnochenounnightfem. · sing.porprepositionon, alongesadeterminerthatese · fem. · sing.carretera3nounroadfem. · sing..
- miedo → manejes: mood
- da → Me: iobj
- carretera → esa: agree
Word for word: “It gives me fear that you drive by night along that road.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Me da miedo que + subjunctive: you fear what someone else does. Same subject → infinitive: me da miedo manejar de noche. Subjunctive: emotions and reactions →
- 2manejar = to drive in Latin America; Spain says conducir. Subjunctive: manejes.
- 3carretera = road or main road between towns; a city street is calle.