Phrase · 💥 Mishaps
Se nos olvidó que era feriado y encontramos el banco cerrado.
We forgot it was a public holiday and found the bank closed.
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Why every word is where it is
Se1object pronoun(itself)3rd · direct objectnos1object pronoun(on) usnosotros · 1st pl. · indirect objectolvidó1verbforgot (lit. got forgotten)olvidar · past · 3rd sing.que1conjunctionthateraverbit wasser · imperfect · 3rd sing.feriado2nounpublic holidaymasc. · sing.yconjunctionandencontramosverbwe foundencontrar · past · 1st pl.eldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitebanconounbankmasc. · sing.cerradoadjectiveclosedparticiple · masc. · sing..
- olvidó → nos: iobj
- encontramos → banco: obj
- banco → el: agree
- banco → cerrado: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Se nos olvidó que…: with a clause, the verb stays singular. ✗ se nos olvidamos: nosotros is not the subject. Accidental se and the middle voice →
- 2feriado = public holiday in Latin America; Spain says día festivo.
Variations
- Se nos olvidó que era día festivo y encontramos el banco cerrado.