Phrase · 🙄 Colloquial reactions
¡Ni loca! Yo no me subo a eso.
No way! I'm not getting on that.
C2flat refusalcolloquialAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
¡Ni1conjunctionnot evenloca1adjectivecrazyloco · fem. · sing.!YopronounI1st sing. · subjectnoadverbnotme2pronoun(myself)yo · 1stsubo2verbget onsubir · present · 1st sing.a2prepositionontoeso3pronounthatese.
- loca → Yo: loca agrees with the speaker (f.)
- me → subo: me subo: subirse
- subo → a: subirse a: get on
- eso → subo: eso: the ride
Word for word: “Not even crazy! I don't get on that.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1¡Ni loca! = no way!, not on your life: the adjective agrees with the speaker (a man says ¡Ni loco!). Lexicalised imperatives and pragmatic particles →
- 2subirse a = to get on (a ride, a bus); the present makes the refusal firm. Verbs with prepositions →
- 3Neuter eso = that thing, pointed at with disdain. Demonstratives and place words: este, ese, aquel →
Variations
- ¡Ni loco! Yo no me subo a eso.
- ¡Ni muerta! Yo no me subo a eso.
- ¡Ni hablar! A eso no me subo.