Phrase · 🎙️ Managing the conversation
Pero volvamos al tema, que nos estamos desviando.
But let's get back to the subject; we're getting sidetracked.
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Why every word is where it is
Peroconjunctionbutvolvamos1verblet's go backvolver · imperative · 1st pl.al1prepositionto theatemanounsubject, topicmasc. · sing.,que2conjunctionbecausenos2object pronoun(ourselves)nosotros · 1st pl. · direct objectestamosverbwe areestar · present · 1st pl.desviando2verbgetting sidetrackeddesviar · gerund.
- volvamos → al: prep
- desviando → nos: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1volvamos: a “let’s” command (nosotros), with the form of the present subjunctive. Volver al tema = to get back to the subject. Affirmative imperative →
- 2que = because, very common in speech. Desviarse (del tema) = to get off topic.