Phrase · 🪶 Hedging and softening
No sé si me explico.
I don't know if I'm making myself clear.
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Why every word is where it is
Noadverbnot, noséverbI knowsaber · present · 1st sing.si2conjunctionif, whethermepronounme, to me, myselfyo · 1st sing.explico1verbI explain; (me explico) I make myself clearexplicar · present · 1st sing..
- me → explico: pronominal use
- sé → si: indirect question
Word for word: “I don't know if I explain myself.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1explicarse = to make yourself clear: a modest check that the listener is following.
- 2si = whether, introducing an indirect question.