Phrase · 💥 Mishaps
Se me olvidaron las llaves en la oficina.
I left my keys at the office.
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Why every word is where it is
Se1object pronoun(itself)3rd · direct objectme1object pronounon meyo · 1st sing. · indirect objectolvidaron2verbgot forgottenolvidar · past · 3rd pl.lasdeterminertheel · fem. · pl. · definitellaves2nounkeysllave · fem. · pl.enprepositionatladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definiteoficina3nounofficefem. · sing..
- llaves → olvidaron: agree
- olvidaron → me: iobj
- llaves → las: agree
- oficina → la: agree
Word for word: “The keys got forgotten on me at the office.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Accidental se: se me + verb presents the forgetting as something that happened to me. The order is always se first. Accidental se and the middle voice →
- 2The verb agrees with the thing: olvidaron is plural because las llaves is plural. Accidental se and the middle voice →
- 3oficina = office.
Variations
- Se me quedaron las llaves en la oficina.
- Me olvidé las llaves en la oficina.