Phrase · 🎭 Feelings with nuance
Me pone nerviosa que me miren mientras hablo en público.
It makes me nervous when people watch me while I speak in public.
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Why every word is where it is
Meobject pronounmeyo · 1st sing. · direct objectpone1verbmakesponer · present · 3rd sing.nerviosa1adjectivenervousnervioso · fem. · sing.queconjunctionthatmeobject pronounmeyo · 1st sing. · direct objectmiren2verbthey look atmirar · subjunctive · present · 3rd pl.mientrasconjunctionwhilehabloverbI speakhablar · present · 1st sing.enprepositioninpúbliconounpublicmasc. · sing..
- pone → miren: mood
- pone → Me: obj
- Me → nerviosa: agree
- miren → me: obj
Word for word: “It puts me nervous that they look at me while I speak in public.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1poner nervioso/a = to make someone nervous. The adjective agrees with the person who feels it: nerviosa for a woman. Verbs of change: ponerse, quedarse, volverse, hacerse, convertirse en →
- 2que me miren: subjunctive after a feeling; the third-person plural means “people” in general. Subjunctive: emotions and reactions →