Phrase · 📢 Reporting news and promises
Mi hermana me contó que se iba a mudar a Monterrey en marzo.
My sister told me she was going to move to Monterrey in March.
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Why every word is where it is
Mideterminermy1st sing.hermananounsisterhermano · fem. · sing.meobject pronounmeyo · 1st sing. · indirect objectcontó1verbtoldcontar · past · 3rd sing.queconjunctionthatsepronoun(herself)3rdiba2verbwas goingir · imperfect · 3rd sing.a2prepositiontomudarverbmove (house)infinitiveaprepositiontoMonterreynounMonterreyenprepositioninmarzonounMarchmasc. · sing..
- contó → iba: tense
- iba → a: prep
- se → hermana: ref
- hermana → Mi: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1contar que = to tell (news). After a past reporting verb the plan moves into the past: «Me voy a mudar» → se iba a mudar. Reported speech II: commands, questions and time shifts →
- 2iba a + infinitive: the everyday Latin American way to report a plan (= se mudaría). The pronoun may also attach: iba a mudarse. Narrative past system: pluperfect, past progressive, iba a →
Variations
- Mi hermana me contó que iba a mudarse a Monterrey en marzo.
- Mi hermana me contó que se mudaría a Monterrey en marzo.