Phrase · 💥 Mishaps
Se me derramó el café sobre el teclado de la computadora.
I spilled coffee on the computer keyboard.
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Why every word is where it is
Se1object pronoun(itself)3rd · direct objectme1object pronoun(on) meyo · 1st sing. · indirect objectderramó1verbspilledderramar · past · 3rd sing.eldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitecafénouncoffeemasc. · sing.sobreprepositionon, overeldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitetecladonounkeyboardmasc. · sing.deprepositionofladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definitecomputadora2nouncomputerfem. · sing..
- café → derramó: agree
- derramó → me: iobj
- café → el: agree
- teclado → el: agree
- computadora → la: agree
Word for word: “The coffee spilled on me over the keyboard of the computer.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Se me derramó = I spilled it, by accident. Derramar is for liquids: se me derramó la leche. Accidental se and the middle voice →
- 2la computadora in most of Latin America (el computador in Chile and Colombia; Spain el ordenador).
Variations
- Se me derramó el café sobre el teclado del computador.