Phrase · 🎤 Debating and turn-taking
Perdone que lo interrumpa, pero eso no es exactamente así.
Sorry to interrupt, but that's not quite right.
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Why every word is where it is
Perdone1verbexcuse, forgive (usted)perdonar · imperative · 3rd sing.queconjunctionthatlo2object pronounit, himél · 3rd sing. · direct objectinterrumpaverbinterrupt (subj.)interrumpir · subjunctive · present · 1st sing.,peroconjunctionbutesopronounthatese · sing.noadverbnot, noesverbisser · present · 3rd sing.exactamente3adverbexactlyasíadverblike this, so.
- Perdone → interrumpa: perdonar que + subjunctive
- lo → interrumpa: direct object
Word for word: “Forgive me for interrupting you, but that is not exactly so.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Perdone que + subjunctive = sorry to…: the usted imperative of perdonar. Subjunctive: emotions and reactions →
- 2lo = you (usted, a man); la for a woman; in Spain often le. Direct object pronouns and personal a →
- 3no es exactamente así = that is not quite how it is: a softened correction.