Phrase · 🙇 Apologising and making excuses
No te preocupes, ya está olvidado.
Don’t worry, it’s already forgotten.
B1accepting an apologyinformalAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
No1adverbdon’tte1pronoun(yourself)2nd sing.preocupes1verbworrypreocupar · subjunctive · present · 2nd sing.,yaadverbalreadyestá2verbit isestar · present · 3rd sing.olvidado2adjectiveforgottenmasc. · sing..
- No → preocupes: no + subjunctive
- te → preocupes: reflexive: preocuparse
- está → olvidado: estar + participle
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1No te preocupes: negative command = no + subjunctive, with the pronoun in front. Negative imperative and imperative with pronouns →
- 2estar + participle = a result: está olvidado = it’s (been) forgotten. Ser vs estar I: characteristics and states →
Variations
- No se preocupe, ya está olvidado.
- Tranquilo, ya pasó.