Phrase · 💥 Mishaps
Se me rompieron los lentes y no veo nada sin ellos.
My glasses broke and I can't see a thing without them.
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Why every word is where it is
Se1object pronoun(itself)3rd · direct objectme1object pronoun(on) meyo · 1st sing. · indirect objectrompieron1verbbrokeromper · past · 3rd pl.los2determinerthe (my)el · masc. · pl. · definitelentesnounglasseslente · masc. · pl.yconjunctionandnoadverbnotveoverbI seever · present · 1st sing.nadapronounanythingsing.sinprepositionwithoutellospronounthemél · 3rd pl..
- lentes → rompieron: agree
- rompieron → me: iobj
- lentes → los: agree
- ellos → lentes: ref
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Se me rompieron: plural verb, because los lentes is the subject. Rompí los lentes would admit you broke them. Accidental se and the middle voice →
- 2los lentes, not mis lentes: me already shows whose they are.
Variations
- Se me rompieron los anteojos y no veo nada sin ellos.