Phrase · 📜 Proverbs in conversation
No te digo más: a buen entendedor, pocas palabras bastan.
I won't say any more: a word to the wise.
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Why every word is where it is
Noadverbnotteobject pronounyoutú · 2nd sing. · indirect objectdigoverbI telldecir · present · 1st sing.másadverbmore:a2prepositiontobuen3adjectivegoodbueno · masc. · sing.entendedor1nounone who understandsmasc. · sing.,pocas1determinerfewpoco · fem. · pl.palabras1nounwordspalabra · fem. · pl.bastan1verbare enoughbastar · present · 3rd pl..
- a → bastan: frozen proverb
- bastan → palabras: bastan agrees with pocas palabras (pl.)
- pocas → palabras: pocas agrees with palabras (f. pl.)
- buen → entendedor: buen: short form before a masculine noun
Word for word: “I won't tell you more: to a good understander, few words are enough.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1A buen entendedor, pocas palabras bastan = a word to the wise is enough. Often cut short: a buen entendedor…
- 2Natural, with a knowing tone: you hint and stop there. It can sound pointed, like a dig.
- 3buen: bueno loses its -o before a masculine singular noun.
Variations
- No digo más: a buen entendedor, pocas palabras.
- No te digo nada más: a buen entendedor…
- Ya me entendiste: a buen entendedor, pocas palabras bastan.