Phrase · 📈 Describing change
Mi hermana se quedó embarazada justo cuando empezaba un trabajo nuevo.
My sister got pregnant just as she was starting a new job.
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Why every word is where it is
Mideterminermy1st sing.hermananounsisterfem. · sing.se1object pronoun(herself)3rd · direct objectquedó1verbgot, becamequedar · past · 3rd sing.embarazada2adjectivepregnantembarazado · fem. · sing.justoadverbjust, rightcuandoconjunctionwhenempezabaverbshe was startingempezar · imperfect · 3rd sing.undeterminerauno · masc. · sing. · indefinitetrabajonounjobmasc. · sing.nuevoadjectivenewmasc. · sing..
- hermana → quedó: agree
- hermana → embarazada: agree
- quedó → se: agree
- trabajo → nuevo: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1quedarse embarazada = to get pregnant, a result. Latin America also says quedó embarazada (no se) or se embarazó. Verbs of change: ponerse, quedarse, volverse, hacerse, convertirse en →
- 2False friend: embarazada means pregnant, never embarrassed (that is avergonzada, or apenada in Mexico).