Phrase · 📢 Reporting news and promises
Quedó en llamarme, pero todavía no sé nada de él.
He said he'd call me, but I still haven't heard from him.
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Why every word is where it is
Quedó1verbagreed, said he wouldquedar · past · 3rd sing.en1prepositionto (quedar en)llamarmeverbcall mellamar · infinitive,peroconjunctionbuttodavíaadverbstill, yetno2adverbnotséverbI knowsaber · present · 1st sing.nada2pronounnothing, anythingsing.deprepositionabout, ofélpronounhim3rd sing..
- Quedó → en: prep
- no → nada: corr
- sé → nada: obj
Word for word: “He agreed on calling me, but I still don't know anything about him.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1quedar en + infinitive = to agree / say you'll do something: a promise reported in a single verb. Verbs with prepositions →
- 2no sé nada de él = I haven't heard from him. The double negative is required: no… nada. Indefinites and double negation →
Variations
- Dijo que me llamaría, pero todavía no sé nada de él.