Phrase · 🧩 Everyday idioms
No me contestes ahora: consúltalo con la almohada y mañana me dices.
Don't answer me now: sleep on it and let me know tomorrow.
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Why every word is where it is
Noadverbnotmeobject pronoun(to) meyo · 1st sing. · indirect objectcontestes1verbanswercontestar · subjunctive · present · 2nd sing.ahoraadverbnow:consúltalo2verbconsult itconsultar · imperative · 2nd sing.con2prepositionwithla2determinertheel · fem. · sing. · definitealmohada2nounpillowfem. · sing.yconjunctionandmañanaadverbtomorrowmeobject pronoun(to) meyo · 1st sing. · indirect objectdices3verbyou telldecir · present · 2nd sing..
- contestes → me: iobj
- consúltalo → con: prep
- dices → me: iobj
Word for word: “Don't answer me now: consult it with the pillow and tomorrow you tell me.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1No me contestes: negative tú command = no + present subjunctive, pronoun before the verb. Negative imperative and imperative with pronouns →
- 2consultarlo con la almohada = to sleep on it before deciding.
- 3mañana me dices: the present for a near-future arrangement. Present tense: spelling-change verbs and other uses of the present →
Variations
- No me contestes ahora: piénsalo con calma y mañana me dices.