Phrase · 😏 Irony and understatement
No es por presumir, pero me quedó buenísimo.
Not to brag, but it turned out great.
C2mock modestyinformalAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
No1adverbnotes1verbit isser · present · 3rd sing.por1prepositionto (lit. for)presumir2verbshow offinfinitive,peroconjunctionbutme3object pronoun(for me)yo · 1st sing. · indirect objectquedó3verbit turned outquedar · past · 3rd sing.buenísimo4adjectivereally greatbueno · masc. · sing..
- No → presumir: no es por + infinitive: disclaimer
- me → quedó: me quedó: turned out (for me)
- quedó → buenísimo: quedar + adjective
Word for word: “It isn't to show off, but it turned out very good for me.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Mock modesty: no es por presumir, pero… = not to brag, but…, followed by exactly that. Advanced emphatic and exclamative structures →
- 2presumir = to show off, brag; to "presume" is usually suponer.
- 3quedar + adjective = to turn out; the dative me is the cook. Spain would say me ha quedado. Verbs like gustar II: doler, parecer, quedar, importar, molestar, faltar →
- 4buenísimo: absolute superlative of bueno, agreeing with the dish (m. sg.). Comparatives, superlatives and exclamatives →
Variations
- No es por presumir, pero me salió riquísimo.
- Modestia aparte, me quedó buenísimo.
- No es por presumir, pero me ha quedado de lujo.