Phrase · 🙇 Apologising and making excuses
No volverá a pasar, te lo prometo.
It won’t happen again, I promise.
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Why every word is where it is
Noadverbnotvolverá1verbit will (happen) againvolver · future · 3rd sing.a1preposition(again)pasar1verbhappeninfinitive,te2object pronounto you2nd sing. · indirect objectlo2object pronounit3rd sing. · direct objectprometo2verbI promiseprometer · present · 1st sing..
- volverá → pasar: volver a + infinitive
- te → lo: te + lo (order)
- lo → prometo: object of prometer
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1volver a + infinitive = to do again; no volverá a pasar (future) = it won’t happen again. Verbal periphrases I: acabar de, empezar a, volver a, hay que →
- 2te lo prometo: indirect te before direct lo, both before the verb. Double object pronouns (se lo) and clitic placement →
Variations
- No va a volver a pasar, te lo prometo.
- No volverá a ocurrir, se lo prometo.