Phrase · 💥 Mishaps
Se nos acabó la gasolina a dos kilómetros del pueblo.
We ran out of petrol two kilometres from the town.
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Why every word is where it is
Se1object pronoun(itself)3rd · direct objectnos1object pronoun(on) usnosotros · 1st pl. · indirect objectacabó1verbran outacabar · past · 3rd sing.ladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definitegasolina2nounpetrolfem. · sing.a3prepositionatdosdeterminertwokilómetrosnounkilometreskilómetro · masc. · pl.delprepositionfrom thepueblonountown, villagemasc. · sing..
- gasolina → acabó: agree
- acabó → nos: iobj
- gasolina → la: agree
- kilómetros → dos: agree
Word for word: “The petrol ran out on us two kilometres from the town.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Se nos acabó = we ran out of. What runs out is the subject: se nos acabaron las monedas. Accidental se and the middle voice →
- 2gasolina in most countries; Argentina and Uruguay say nafta, Chile bencina.
- 3a dos kilómetros de = two kilometres from: distance is introduced by a.
Variations
- Se nos acabó la nafta a dos kilómetros del pueblo.
- Se nos terminó la gasolina a dos kilómetros del pueblo.