Phrase · 📰 Reacting to news
Me da mucha tristeza que cierren la librería del barrio.
It makes me really sad that they’re closing the neighbourhood bookshop.
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Why every word is where it is
Me1object pronounme1st sing. · indirect objectda1verbit givesdar · present · 3rd sing.muchadeterminera lot ofmucho · fem. · sing.tristeza1nounsadnessfem. · sing.que1conjunctionthatcierren2verbthey closecerrar · subjunctive · present · 3rd pl.ladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definitelibrería3nounbookshopfem. · sing.delprepositionof the (de + el)barrionounneighbourhoodmasc. · sing..
- Me → da: me → dar
- da → cierren: me da tristeza que → subjunctive
- mucha → tristeza: f. sg.
- la → librería: f. sg.
Word for word: “It gives me a lot of sadness that they close the bookshop of the neighbourhood.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1me da tristeza / pena / miedo que + subjunctive. In Mexico me da pena usually means “I’m embarrassed”. Subjunctive: emotions and reactions →
- 2cierren: cerrar (e → ie); “they” = the owners, with no subject. Present tense: stem-changing verbs (e → ie, o → ue, e → i, u → ue) →
- 3librería = bookshop; a library is a biblioteca.
Variations
- Me da mucha pena que cierren la librería del barrio.
- Me pone triste que cierren la librería del barrio.