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Se me hinchó la rodilla después del partido de fútbol.
My knee swelled up after the football game.
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Why every word is where it is
Se1object pronoun(itself)3rd · direct objectme1object pronoun(on) meyo · 1st sing. · indirect objecthinchó1verbswelled uphinchar · past · 3rd sing.ladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definiterodilla2nounkneefem. · sing.despuésadverbafterdelprepositionof thedepartido3nounmatch, gamemasc. · sing.deprepositionoffútbolnounfootballmasc. · sing..
- rodilla → hinchó: agree
- hinchó → me: iobj
- rodilla → la: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Se me hinchó: se + me presents it as something that happened to me, not something I did. Accidental se and the middle voice →
- 2la rodilla = the knee; with me the article is enough, no possessive.
- 3partido = match, game.
Variations
- Se me inflamó la rodilla después del partido de fútbol.