Phrase · 🙇 Apologising and making excuses
Se me hizo tarde y no alcancé a avisarte.
I was running late and didn’t get a chance to let you know.
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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place
Se1pronom(it)3e pers.me1pronom complémenton me1re pers. sing. · COIhizo1verbegot, becamehacer · passé · 3e pers. sing.tarde1adverbelateyconjonctionandnoadverbenotalcancé2verbeI managedalcanzar · passé · 1re pers. sing.a2prépositiontoavisarte3verbeto let you knowavisar · infinitif.
- Se → hizo: se me hizo tarde (fixed)
- me → hizo: me → person affected
- alcancé → avisarte: alcanzar a + infinitive
Mot à mot : “It got late on me and I didn’t reach to let you know.”
Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi
Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.
- 1se me hizo tarde = I was running late: a fixed chunk; me is the person it happens to. Preterite II: irregular stems and -ir stem changes →
- 2alcanzar a + infinitive = to manage to (in time), very common in Latin America. alcancé: z → c before e. Preterite I: regular verbs, ser/ir, dar, ver →
- 3avisarte: te is attached to the infinitive (or no te alcancé a avisar). Direct object pronouns and personal a →
Variantes
- Se me hizo tarde y no pude avisarte.
- Se me hizo tarde y no alcancé a avisarle.