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No te preocupes, che: no pasa nada.

Don’t worry: it’s fine.

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Why every word is where it is

No1adverbdon’tte1pronoun(yourself)2nd sing.preocupes1verbworrypreocupar · subjunctive · present · 2nd sing.,che2interjectionhey, mate:no3adverbnotpasa3verbhappenspasar · present · 3rd sing.nada3pronounnothing.
  • No → preocupes: no + subjunctive
  • te → preocupes: pronoun before the verb
  • no → nada: no … nada

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    Negative command: no te preocupes, the normative form with vos and tú (colloquial vos: no te preocupés). Negative imperative and imperative with pronouns →
  2. 2
    che = hey, mate: a friendly call in Argentina and Uruguay.
  3. 3
    no pasa nada = it’s fine, no problem: a double negative. Indefinites and double negation →

Variations

  • No te preocupés, che: no pasa nada.
  • No te preocupes: no pasa nada.