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Para no alargarme, acabamos durmiendo en el aeropuerto.
To cut a long story short, we ended up sleeping at the airport.
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Why every word is where it is
Paraprepositionfor, to, in order tonoadverbnot, noalargarme1verbto go on at lengthalargarse · infinitive,acabamos2verbwe ended upacabar · past · 1st pl.durmiendo3verbsleepingdormir · gerundenprepositionin, on, ateldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiteaeropuertonounairportmasc. · sing..
- Para → alargarme: para + infinitive
- acabamos → durmiendo: acabar + gerund
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1para no alargarme = so I don't drag it out: a cue that the end is near. Purpose: para + infinitive vs para que + subjunctive →
- 2acabar + gerund = to end up doing. Verbal periphrases III →
- 3Gerund of dormir: o → u.