Phrase · 📨 Passing on messages
Me dijo que estaba cansada y que se iba a dormir.
She told me she was tired and was going to bed.
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Why every word is where it is
Meobject pronoun(to) me1st sing. · indirect objectdijo1verbshe tolddecir · past · 3rd sing.que1conjunctionthatestaba1verbshe wasestar · imperfect · 3rd sing.cansadaadjectivetiredcansado · fem. · sing.yconjunctionandque2conjunctionthatse3pronoun(off)3rdiba2verbshe was goingir · imperfect · 3rd sing.a2prepositiontodormirverbsleepinfinitive.
- dijo → estaba: dijo que → imperfect
- estaba → cansada: estar + adjective
- se → iba: irse
- iba → dormir: iba a + infinitive
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1After dijo que, the present shifts to the imperfect: «Estoy cansada» → estaba cansada. Reported speech I and indirect questions →
- 2voy a → iba a in a past report. Repeat que before the second clause. Narrative past system: pluperfect, past progressive, iba a →
- 3irse a dormir = to go off to bed; the se belongs to irse. Reflexive verbs and daily routine →
Variations
- Me dijo que estaba cansado y que se iba a acostar.
- Dice que está cansada y que se va a dormir.