Phrase · 💥 Mishaps
Se me borró el archivo sin querer y tuve que empezar de cero.
I accidentally deleted the file and had to start from scratch.
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Why every word is where it is
Se1object pronoun(itself)3rd · direct objectme1object pronoun(on) meyo · 1st sing. · indirect objectborró1verbgot deletedborrar · past · 3rd sing.eldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitearchivonounfilemasc. · sing.sin2prepositionwithoutquerer2verbmeaning to (lit. wanting)infinitiveyconjunctionandtuveverbI hadtener · past · 1st sing.queconjunctiontoempezarverbstartinfinitivede3prepositionfromcero3determinerzero.
- archivo → borró: agree
- borró → me: iobj
- archivo → el: agree
- tuve → empezar: obj
Word for word: “The file got deleted on me without wanting and I had to start from zero.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Se me borró = it got deleted on me. Borré el archivo would sound deliberate. Accidental se and the middle voice →
- 2sin querer = accidentally, without meaning to: a natural partner of accidental se.
- 3empezar de cero = to start from scratch.
Variations
- Se me borró el archivo sin querer y tuve que empezar desde cero.