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Me dijeron que me iban a llamar esta semana, pero todavía no sé nada.
They told me they'd call me this week, but I still haven't heard anything.
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Why every word is where it is
Meobject pronoun(to) meyo · 1st sing. · indirect objectdijeronverbthey tolddecir · past · 3rd pl.queconjunctionthatme1object pronounmeyo · 1st sing. · direct objectiban1verbwere goingir · imperfect · 3rd pl.a1prepositiontollamar1verbcallinfinitiveestadeterminerthiseste · fem. · sing.semananounweekfem. · sing.,peroconjunctionbuttodavíaadverbstill, yetnoadverbnotsé2verbI knowsaber · present · 1st sing.nada2pronounnothing, anythingsing..
- dijeron → Me: iobj
- dijeron → iban: tense
- llamar → me: obj
- sé → nada: obj
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1iban a llamar: ir a in the imperfect reports a plan made in the past. Llamar a alguien = to phone someone. Narrative past system: pluperfect, past progressive, iba a →
- 2no sé nada = I haven't heard anything; the double negative is required. Indefinites and double negation →
Variations
- Me dijeron que me llamarían esta semana, pero todavía no sé nada.