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Pedí la carne bien cocida y me la trajeron casi cruda.
I ordered the meat well done and they brought it to me almost raw.
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Why every word is where it is
PedíverbI orderedpedir · past · 1st sing.ladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definitecarnenounmeatfem. · sing.bienadverbwellcocida1adjectivecooked (well done)cocido · fem. · sing.yconjunctionandme2object pronoun(to) meyo · 1st sing. · indirect objectla2object pronounitél · 3rd sing. · direct objecttrajeron3verbthey broughttraer · past · 3rd pl.casiadverbalmostcrudaadjectiverawcrudo · fem. · sing..
- carne → cocida: agree
- la → carne: ref
- trajeron → la: obj
- trajeron → me: iobj
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1bien cocida = well done (meat); medium is término medio (Mexico) or a punto.
- 2me la: indirect pronoun first, then direct: me la trajeron (la = the meat). Double object pronouns (se lo) and clitic placement →
- 3trajeron: irregular preterite of traer (never ✗ trajieron). Preterite II: irregular stems and -ir stem changes →
Variations
- Pedí la carne bien cocida y me la sirvieron casi cruda.