Phrase · 🧲 Persuasion and rhetoric
No lo digo yo, lo dicen los expertos.
It's not me saying it; the experts say so.
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Why every word is where it is
Noadverbnotlo2object pronounitél · 3rd sing. · direct objectdigoverbsaydecir · present · 1st sing.yo1pronounI1st sing. · subject,lo2object pronounitél · 3rd sing. · direct objectdicenverbsaydecir · present · 3rd pl.losdeterminertheel · masc. · pl. · definiteexpertos3nounexpertsexperto · masc. · pl..
- yo → digo: yo after the verb: focus
- expertos → dicen: los expertos → dicen (focus at the end)
- digo → lo: lo: the claim
- dicen → lo: lo: the same claim
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Subjects placed after the verb carry the focus: no lo digo yo = it's not me who says it. Topicalisation, clitic doubling and lo as an attribute →
- 2lo (the claim) is repeated with each verb: decirlo. Direct object pronouns and personal a →
- 3experto = expert.
Variations
- Esto no lo digo yo: lo dicen los expertos.
- No es opinión mía; lo dicen los especialistas.
- No lo digo yo, lo dice la ciencia.