Phrase · 💥 Mishaps
Se le escapó el perro en el parque y tardamos una hora en encontrarlo.
Her dog got away from her in the park and it took us an hour to find it.
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Why every word is where it is
Se1object pronoun(itself)3rd · direct objectle1object pronoun(on) herél · 3rd sing. · indirect objectescapó1verbgot awayescapar · past · 3rd sing.eldeterminerthe (her)masc. · sing. · definiteperro2noundogmasc. · sing.enprepositionineldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiteparquenounparkmasc. · sing.yconjunctionandtardamos3verbit took us (lit. we took)tardar · past · 1st pl.unadetermineranuno · fem. · sing. · indefinitehoranounhourfem. · sing.en3prepositionto (tardar en)encontrarlo3verbfind itencontrar · infinitive.
- perro → escapó: agree
- escapó → le: iobj
- tardamos → en: prep
- encontrarlo → perro: ref
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Se le escapó el perro: the dog got away from her; le marks the owner, the one affected. Accidental se and the middle voice →
- 2el perro = the dog; a puppy is un cachorro.
- 3tardar + time + en + infinitive = to take (time) to do something. Verbs with prepositions →
Variations
- Se le escapó el perro en el parque y nos tardamos una hora en encontrarlo.