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Phrase · 🗺️ Regional colloquial expressions

Me dio mucha pena pedírselo.

I was too embarrassed to ask him for it.

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Why every word is where it is

Mepronounme, to me, myselfyo · 1st sing.dioverbgave; (me dio pena) I feltdar · past · 3rd sing.muchadeterminera lot of, muchmucho · fem. · sing.pena1nounsorrow; (MX, CO) embarrassmentfem. · sing.pedírselo2verbto ask him / her for itpedir · infinitive.
  • mucha → pena: f. sg.
  • Me → dio: experiencer

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    In Mexico and Colombia dar pena = feel embarrassed; in Spain it means "feel sad, sorry".
  2. 2
    se lo on the infinitive: le becomes se before lo. Double object pronouns (se lo) and clitic placement →