Phrase · ⚠️ Instructions and warnings
No vayas solo de noche por esa zona.
Don’t go around that area alone at night.
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Why every word is where it is
No1adverbdon’tvayas1verbgoir · subjunctive · present · 2nd sing.solo2adjectivealonemasc. · sing.de3prepositionat, bynoche3nounnightfem. · sing.por4prepositionaround, throughesadeterminerthatese · fem. · sing.zonanounareafem. · sing..
- No → vayas: no + subjunctive
- vayas → solo: solo agrees with the subject
- de → noche: de noche
- esa → zona: f. sg.
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1no vayas: ir has an irregular subjunctive (vaya), used for negative commands. Negative imperative and imperative with pronouns →
- 2solo = alone, an adjective here: to a woman you say sola. Describing nouns: adjective agreement and modifiers →
- 3de noche = at night, after dark (no article). Prepositions and adverbs of place and time →
- 4por + place = movement around or through it. Por and para I →
Variations
- No vayas sola de noche por esa zona.
- Mejor no vayas solo de noche por ahí.