Phrase · 🎙️ Managing the conversation
Perdona, no te entendí bien: ¿me lo repites más despacio?
Sorry, I didn't quite catch that: can you say it again more slowly?
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Why every word is where it is
Perdona1verbsorry (lit. forgive)perdonar · imperative · 2nd sing.,noadverbnotteobject pronounyoutú · 2nd sing. · direct objectentendí2verbI understoodentender · past · 1st sing.bienadverbwell:¿me3object pronoun(to) meyo · 1st sing. · indirect objectlo3object pronounitél · 3rd sing. · direct objectrepites3verbyou repeatrepetir · present · 2nd sing.másadverbmoredespacioadverbslowly?
- entendí → te: obj
- repites → me: iobj
- repites → lo: obj
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Perdona = sorry, excuse me (a tú command). With usted: perdone. Affirmative imperative →
- 2no te entendí: Latin America uses the preterite for what just happened; Spain would say no te he entendido. Present perfect vs preterite (Spain vs Latin America) →
- 3¿me lo repites?: a present-tense question as a casual request. Pronoun order: indirect + direct, me lo. Double object pronouns (se lo) and clitic placement →