Phrase · 🎭 Feelings with nuance
Me da vergüenza que me vean llorar con las películas.
I'm embarrassed when people see me cry at films.
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Why every word is where it is
Meobject pronoun(to) meyo · 1st sing. · indirect objectda1verbgivesdar · present · 3rd sing.vergüenza1nounembarrassmentfem. · sing.queconjunctionthatmeobject pronounmeyo · 1st sing. · direct objectvean2verbthey seever · subjunctive · present · 3rd pl.llorar2verbcryinfinitiveconprepositionat (lit. with)lasdeterminertheel · fem. · pl. · definitepelículasnounfilmspelícula · fem. · pl..
- vergüenza → vean: mood
- da → Me: iobj
- vean → me: obj
- vean → llorar: obj
Word for word: “It gives me shame that they see me cry with the films.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Me da vergüenza que + subjunctive = I’m embarrassed that. Mind the ü. In Mexico me da pena means the same. Subjunctive: emotions and reactions →
- 2me vean llorar: ver + infinitive, like “see me cry”. Vean is subjunctive because of the feeling. Subjunctive: emotions and reactions →