Phrase · 🎭 Feelings with nuance
Me preocupa que mi hijo pase tantas horas frente a la pantalla.
It worries me that my son spends so many hours in front of a screen.
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Why every word is where it is
Meobject pronoun(to) meyo · 1st sing. · indirect objectpreocupa1verbworriespreocupar · present · 3rd sing.queconjunctionthatmideterminermy1st sing.hijonounsonmasc. · sing.pase1verbspendspasar · subjunctive · present · 3rd sing.tantas2determinerso manytanto · fem. · pl.horasnounhourshora · fem. · pl.frenteadverbin frontaprepositionofladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definitepantalla3nounscreenfem. · sing..
- preocupa → pase: mood
- preocupa → Me: iobj
- hijo → pase: agree
- horas → tantas: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Me preocupa que + subjunctive = it worries me that. Same subject → infinitive: me preocupa no dormir bien. Subjunctive: emotions and reactions →
- 2tantas agrees with horas: tanto before a noun = so much / so many. Quantifiers: muy, mucho, poco, bastante, demasiado →
- 3pantalla = screen (TV, phone, computer). Frente a = in front of.