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¿Me estás diciendo que tenemos que empezar de cero?
Are you telling me we have to start from scratch?
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Why every word is where it is
¿Me1pronounme, to me, myselfyo · 1st sing.estásverbyou areestar · present · 2nd sing.diciendo2verbsaying, tellingdecir · gerundqueconjunctionthattenemosverbwe havetener · present · 1st pl.queconjunctionthatempezarverbto startinfinitivedeprepositionof, fromcero3nounzero; (de cero) from scratchmasc. · sing.?
- estás → diciendo: estar + gerund
- tenemos → empezar: tener que + infinitive
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1With estar + gerund the pronoun goes before (me estás diciendo) or after (estás diciéndome). Double object pronouns (se lo) and clitic placement →
- 2Gerund of decir: e → i. Estar + gerund (present progressive) →
- 3empezar de cero = to start from scratch.