Phrase · 🎬 Telling a story vividly
Se echó a llorar en cuanto me vio.
She burst into tears as soon as she saw me.
C1narrating a sudden reactionAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Sepronounhimself, herself, itself, themselves; (impersonal)3rdechó1verb(se echó a) burst into, startedecharse · past · 3rd sing.aprepositionto, atllorarverbto cryinfinitiveenprepositionin, on, atcuanto2conjunction(en cuanto) as soon asmepronounme, to me, myselfyo · 1st sing.vioverbsawver · past · 3rd sing..
- Se → echó: pronominal verb
- echó → llorar: echarse a + infinitive
- cuanto → vio: en cuanto + indicative
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1echarse a + infinitive = to burst into (a sudden start). Verbal periphrases III →
- 2en cuanto = as soon as; a past fact takes the indicative (vio). Time clauses: cuando, antes de que, hasta que →