Phrase · 🕊️ Empathy and condolences
Me imagino lo duro que habrá sido para ti.
I can imagine how hard it must have been for you.
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Why every word is where it is
Me1pronounme, to me, myselfyo · 1st sing.imaginoverbI imagineimaginar · present · 1st sing.lo2determinerthe (neuter)el · definiteduroadjectivehard, toughmasc. · sing.quepronounthat, which, whohabrá3verbwill have (auxiliary); must havehaber · future · 3rd sing.sidoverbbeenser · participle · masc. · sing.paraprepositionfor, to, in order totipronounyoutú · 2nd sing..
- lo → duro: lo + adjective
- habrá → sido: future perfect
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1imaginarse: the pronoun adds personal involvement.
- 2lo + adjective + que = how (hard). Neuter lo: lo + adjective, lo de, lo … que →
- 3Future perfect of probability: "it must have been". Future perfect and the conditional of probability →