Phrase · 💥 Mishaps
Se me olvidó cerrar la ventana y se mojó todo el piso.
I forgot to close the window and the whole floor got wet.
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Why every word is where it is
Se1object pronoun(itself)3rd · direct objectme1object pronoun(on) meyo · 1st sing. · indirect objectolvidó1verbforgot (lit. got forgotten)olvidar · past · 3rd sing.cerrar1verbcloseinfinitiveladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definiteventananounwindowfem. · sing.yconjunctionandse2object pronoun(itself)3rd · direct objectmojó2verbgot wetmojar · past · 3rd sing.tododeterminerall, the wholemasc. · sing.eldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitepiso3nounfloormasc. · sing..
- olvidó → me: iobj
- cerrar → olvidó: agree
- piso → mojó: agree
- piso → todo: agree
- piso → el: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Se me olvidó + infinitive = I forgot to: singular verb, because the infinitive is the subject. No de: ✗ se me olvidó de cerrar. Accidental se and the middle voice →
- 2se mojó: middle-voice se with no person affected; the floor simply got wet. Accidental se and the middle voice →
- 3el piso = the floor (also a storey) in Latin America; in Spain it also means a flat.
Variations
- Se me olvidó cerrar la ventana y se mojó todo el suelo.