Phrase · 📈 Describing change
Se volvió loco de alegría cuando nació su primera nieta.
He went crazy with joy when his first granddaughter was born.
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Why every word is where it is
Se1object pronoun(himself)3rd · direct objectvolvió1verbwent, becamevolver · past · 3rd sing.loco1adjectivecrazymasc. · sing.deprepositionwithalegríanounjoyfem. · sing.cuandoconjunctionwhennacióverbwas bornnacer · past · 3rd sing.sudeterminerhis3rd sing.primeraadjectivefirstprimero · fem. · sing.nietanoungranddaughterfem. · sing..
- volvió → Se: agree
- volvió → loco: agree
- loco → de: prep
- nieta → primera: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1volverse loco: volverse marks a deep change of state or character; here it is a happy exaggeration. Verbs of change: ponerse, quedarse, volverse, hacerse, convertirse en →