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Me pongo muy nervioso siempre que me tienen que sacar sangre.
I get really nervous whenever they have to take my blood.
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Why every word is where it is
Me1object pronounmyselfyo · 1st sing. · direct objectpongo1verbI getponer · present · 1st sing.muyadverbverynervioso1adjectivenervousmasc. · sing.siempre2adverbalwaysque2conjunctionthatmeobject pronoun(from) meyo · 1st sing. · indirect objecttienenverbthey havetener · present · 3rd pl.queconjunctionthatsacar3verbto take, to drawinfinitivesangre3nounbloodfem. · sing..
- Me → nervioso: agree
- tienen → sacar: obj
- sacar → sangre: obj
- sacar → me: iobj
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1ponerse + adjective = a sudden, temporary change of state. Verbs of change: ponerse, quedarse, volverse, hacerse, convertirse en →
- 2siempre que + indicative = whenever; with the subjunctive it means provided that. Conditional connectors: siempre que, con tal de que, a no ser que, por si →
- 3sacar sangre = to draw blood; la sangre is feminine.
Variations
- Me pongo muy nerviosa siempre que me tienen que sacar sangre.