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Phrase · 🧩 Idioms for attitudes and reactions

Mi hermano lavó los platos a regañadientes.

My brother did the dishes grudgingly.

C1describing reluctancelearned as a wholeAudio · coming soon
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Why every word is where it is

Mideterminermy1st sing.hermanonounbrothermasc. · sing.lavóverbwashedlavar · past · 3rd sing.losdeterminertheel · masc. · pl. · definiteplatos2noundishes, platesplato · masc. · pl.aprepositionto, atregañadientes1adverb(a regañadientes) reluctantly.
  • Mi → hermano: m. sg.
  • lavó → platos: object

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    a regañadientes = reluctantly, grudgingly (from regañar + dientes, teeth).
  2. 2
    lavar los platos = to do the dishes.