Phrase · 💭 Hypothesising
Me explica todo como si yo no entendiera nada.
She explains everything to me as if I didn't understand a thing.
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Why every word is where it is
Meobject pronoun(to) meyo · 1st sing. · indirect objectexplicaverbexplainsexplicar · present · 3rd sing.todopronouneverythingsing.como1conjunctionas (if)si1conjunctionifyo2pronounI1st sing. · subjectnoadverbnotentendiera1verbunderstoodentender · subjunctive · imperfect · 1st sing.nada2pronounnothing, anythingsing..
- si → entendiera: mood
- explica → Me: iobj
- explica → todo: obj
- yo → entendiera: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Como si + imperfect subjunctive = as if: a comparison with something unreal, even after a present verb (explica). Imperfect subjunctive: forms and uses →
- 2yo makes the person clear (entendiera is also the él / ella form). No … nada is a normal double negative. Indefinites and double negation →
Variations
- Me explica todo como si yo no entendiese nada.
- Me lo explica todo como si yo no entendiera nada.