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No es nada grave: con unos días de reposo se le va a quitar.
It's nothing serious: with a few days' rest it will go away.
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Why every word is where it is
Noadverbnotesverbit isser · present · 3rd sing.nada1pronounnothing, anythingsing.graveadjectiveserioussing.:conprepositionwithunosdeterminera fewuno · masc. · pl. · indefinitedíasnoundaysdía · masc. · pl.deprepositionofreposonounrestmasc. · sing.se2object pronoun(itself)3rd · direct objectle2object pronoun(for) youél · 3rd sing. · indirect objectva2verbis goingir · present · 3rd sing.aprepositiontoquitar2verbto go awayinfinitive.
- va → le: iobj
- va → quitar: obj
- días → unos: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1No es nada grave: no … nada, the double negative = it's nothing serious. Indefinites and double negation →
- 2se le va a quitar = it will go away (for you): quitársele algo a alguien, very common in Latin America. Accidental se and the middle voice →
Variations
- No es nada grave: con unos días de reposo se le va a pasar.