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No me quedó muy claro lo del pago.
I didn’t quite get the part about the payment.
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Why every word is where it is
Noadverbnotme1object pronounto me1st sing. · indirect objectquedó1verbwas (left)quedar · past · 3rd sing.muyadverbveryclaro1adjectiveclearmasc. · sing.lo2determinerthe (thing)el · definitedel2prepositionabout the (de + el)pagonounpaymentmasc. · sing..
- me → quedó: me → quedar
- quedó → claro: quedar + adjective
- lo → quedó: lo del pago → quedó (subject)
- lo → pago: lo de + noun
Word for word: “The thing about the payment didn’t stay very clear to me.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1quedarle claro a alguien = to be clear to someone: like gustar, what isn’t clear is the subject. Verbs like gustar II: doler, parecer, quedar, importar, molestar, faltar →
- 2lo de + noun = the business about…, the bit about…: lo del pago. Articles: el, la, un, una; al and del →
Variations
- No me quedó muy claro lo del pago. ¿Me lo explicas?
- No entendí bien lo del pago.