Phrase · 🤝 Agreeing and disagreeing in discussions
Puede ser, aunque a mí me parece un poco arriesgado.
Maybe, although it seems a bit risky to me.
B1partly agreeingAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Puede1verbit maypoder · present · 3rd sing.ser1verbbeinfinitive,aunque2conjunctionalthougha3prepositiontomí3pronounmeyo · 1st sing.me3object pronoun(to) me1st sing. · indirect objectparece3verbit seemsparecer · present · 3rd sing.undeterminerauno · masc. · sing. · indefinitepoconounlittle (bit)masc. · sing.arriesgadoadjectiveriskymasc. · sing..
- Puede → ser: puede ser (fixed)
- mí → me: a mí → me (doubling)
- me → parece: me → parecer
- un → poco: un poco
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Puede ser = Maybe, could be: you don’t agree or disagree yet. Opinion, certainty and possibility: indicative or subjunctive →
- 2aunque + indicative = although: it adds your objection as a fact. Connectors and discourse markers B1 →
- 3a mí me parece: a mí doubles me to stress “to me, at least”. Verbs like gustar II: doler, parecer, quedar, importar, molestar, faltar →
Variations
- Puede ser, aunque yo lo veo un poco arriesgado.
- Tal vez, aunque a mí me parece un poco arriesgado.