Phrase · 📈 Describing change
Me puse rojo cuando me lo dijeron.
I went red when they told me.
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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place
Me1pronom complément(myself)yo · 1re pers. sing. · CODpuse1verbeI went, I turnedponer · passé · 1re pers. sing.rojo2adjectifredmasc. · sing.cuandoconjonctionwhenme3pronom complément(to) meyo · 1re pers. sing. · COIlo3pronom complémentitél · 3e pers. sing. · CODdijeron4verbethey tolddecir · passé · 3e pers. plur..
- puse → rojo: agree
- dijeron → me: iobj
- dijeron → lo: obj
Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi
Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.
- 1ponerse + adjective: a sudden, temporary change (blushing, getting nervous). Verbs of change: ponerse, quedarse, volverse, hacerse, convertirse en →
- 2rojo agrees with the speaker: a woman says me puse roja. Describing nouns: adjective agreement and modifiers →
- 3me lo: Spanish needs lo (it, the news); English and Portuguese leave it out. Double object pronouns (se lo) and clitic placement →
- 4dijeron: impersonal they (someone told me). No i after j: never ✗ dijieron. Preterite II: irregular stems and -ir stem changes →
Variantes
- Me puse roja cuando me lo dijeron.
- Me puse colorado cuando me lo dijeron.