Phrase · 💞 Feelings and moods
Me enamoré de ella la primera vez que la vi.
I fell in love with her the first time I saw her.
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Why every word is where it is
Me1pronoun(myself)1st sing.enamoré1verbI fell in loveenamorar · past · 1st sing.de2prepositionwithellapronounher3rd sing.la3determinertheel · fem. · sing. · definiteprimera3adjectivefirstprimero · fem. · sing.vez3nountimefem. · sing.quepronounthatla4object pronounher3rd sing. · direct objectviverbI sawver · past · 1st sing..
- Me → enamoré: enamorarse
- enamoré → de: enamorarse de
- la → vez: f. sg.
- la → vi: object of ver
- la → ella: la → ella
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1enamorarse is pronominal: me enamoré, preterite for the moment it happened. Preterite I: regular verbs, ser/ir, dar, ver →
- 2enamorarse de alguien: the preposition is de, not con or por. Verbs with prepositions →
- 3la primera vez que = the first time (that), with no preposition before it. Relative clauses I: que, quien, donde, lo que →
- 4la vi: la = her, the direct object, before the verb. Direct object pronouns and personal a →
Variations
- Me enamoré de él la primera vez que lo vi.
- Nos enamoramos la primera vez que nos vimos.