Phrase · 📊 Presentations
Me temo que no tengo esos datos aquí, pero se los puedo enviar.
I'm afraid I don't have those figures here, but I can send them to you.
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Why every word is where it is
Mepronounme, to me, myselfyo · 1st sing.temo1verbI feartemer · present · 1st sing.queconjunctionthatnoadverbnot, notengoverbI havetener · present · 1st sing.esosdeterminerthoseese · masc. · pl.datosnoundata, factsdato · masc. · pl.aquíadverbhere,peroconjunctionbutse2pronounhimself, herself, itself, themselves; (impersonal)3rdlosobject pronounthemél · 3rd pl. · direct objectpuedoverbI canpoder · present · 1st sing.enviarverbto sendinfinitive.
- Me → temo: pronominal verb
- los → datos: refers to
- puedo → enviar: poder + infinitive
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Me temo que + indicative = I'm afraid (that): it softens bad news.
- 2se los: le becomes se before los (= them to you). Double object pronouns (se lo) and clitic placement →