Phrase · 🙄 Colloquial reactions
¡Sale! Paso por ti a las ocho.
Deal! I'll pick you up at eight.
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Why every word is where it is
¡Sale1verbdeal (lit. it goes out)salir · present · 3rd sing.!Paso2verbI'll come by (lit. I pass)pasar · present · 1st sing.por2prepositionfor (to pick up)ti3pronounyoutú · 2nd sing.aprepositionatlasdeterminertheel · fem. · pl. · definiteochodeterminereight.
- Paso → por: pasar por + person: pick up
- por → ti: por + ti (tonic form)
- las → ocho: a las + hour
Word for word: “It goes out! I pass for you at eight.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1¡Sale! (Mexico) = OK!, deal!: salir ("it works out") used as a reply. Also ¡Sale y vale! Lexicalised imperatives and pragmatic particles →
- 2pasar por + person = to pick someone up (Mexico); elsewhere pasar a buscar. The present marks a firm plan. Verbs with prepositions →
- 3After a preposition use ti, not tú.
Variations
- ¡Va! Paso por ti a las ocho.
- ¡Órale! Te paso a buscar a las ocho.
- ¡Vale! Te recojo a las ocho.