Phrase · 🌸 Euphemism and tact
Mi suegro es un hombre de pocas palabras.
My father-in-law is a man of few words.
C2euphemism: unsociableAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Mideterminermy1st sing.suegro2nounfather-in-lawmasc. · sing.esverbisser · present · 3rd sing.undeterminerauno · masc. · sing. · indefinitehombre1nounmanmasc. · sing.de1prepositionofpocas1determinerfewpoco · fem. · pl.palabras1nounwordspalabra · fem. · pl..
- hombre → palabras: hombre de pocas palabras
- pocas → palabras: pocas agrees with palabras
- es → hombre: ser + noun phrase
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1un hombre de pocas palabras = a man of few words: a kind way to call someone quiet or not very warm. Advanced emphatic and exclamative structures →
- 2el suegro / la suegra = father-/mother-in-law; los suegros = parents-in-law.
Variations
- Mi suegro es una persona de pocas palabras.
- Mi suegro es muy callado.
- Mi suegra es mujer de pocas palabras.