Phrase · 💞 Feelings and moods
Puedes confiar en mí: no se lo voy a contar a nadie.
You can trust me: I won’t tell anyone.
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Why every word is where it is
Puedesverbyou canpoder · present · 2nd sing.confiar1verbtrustinfinitiveen1prepositioninmí1pronounmeyo · 1st sing.:no3adverbnotse2object pronoun(to) anyone3rd · indirect objectlo2object pronounit3rd sing. · direct objectvoyverbI’m goingir · present · 1st sing.aprepositiontocontarverbtellinfinitivea3prepositiontonadie3pronounanyone.
- Puedes → confiar: poder + infinitive
- confiar → en: confiar en
- se → lo: se + lo (order)
- voy → contar: ir a + infinitive
- no → nadie: no… nadie
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1confiar en alguien = to trust someone; after en, yo becomes mí (with an accent). Verbs with prepositions →
- 2se lo: le becomes se before lo; both go before voy a (or at the end: contárselo). Double object pronouns (se lo) and clitic placement →
- 3no… a nadie: double negative, with se doubling a nadie. Indefinites and double negation →
Variations
- Confía en mí: no se lo voy a decir a nadie.
- Puede confiar en mí: no se lo voy a contar a nadie.