Phrase · 🎭 Feelings with nuance
Me encanta que me escribas cartas a mano; ya casi nadie lo hace.
I love that you write me letters by hand; hardly anyone does that any more.
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Why every word is where it is
Meobject pronoun(to) meyo · 1st sing. · indirect objectencanta1verbdelightsencantar · present · 3rd sing.queconjunctionthatmeobject pronoun(to) meyo · 1st sing. · indirect objectescribas1verbyou writeescribir · subjunctive · present · 2nd sing.cartasnounletterscarta · fem. · pl.aprepositionbymanonounhandfem. · sing.;ya2adverbany morecasi2adverbalmostnadie2pronounnobodysing.loobject pronounit, thatél · 3rd sing. · direct objecthaceverbdoeshacer · present · 3rd sing..
- encanta → escribas: mood
- encanta → Me: iobj
- escribas → me: iobj
- hace → lo: obj
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Me encanta que + subjunctive = I love it that. Like gustar, encanta agrees with the que-clause, so it stays singular. Subjunctive: emotions and reactions →
- 2ya casi nadie = hardly anyone any more. Ya + a negative word = no longer. Indefinites and double negation →