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Si yo fuera ella, no se lo perdonaría tan fácilmente.
If I were her, I wouldn't forgive him so easily.
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Why every word is where it is
Si1conjunctionifyopronounI1st sing. · subjectfuera1verbwereser · subjunctive · imperfect · 1st sing.ella2pronounherél · 3rd sing. · subject,noadverbnotse3object pronoun(to) him3rd · indirect objectlo3object pronounitél · 3rd sing. · direct objectperdonaría1verbwould forgiveperdonar · conditional · 1st sing.tanadverbsofácilmenteadverbeasily.
- Si → fuera: mood
- fuera → perdonaría: corr
- perdonaría → lo: obj
- perdonaría → se: iobj
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Si yo fuera ella: putting yourself in someone else's place; your reaction goes in the conditional (perdonaría). Hypothetical conditions: si + imperfect subjunctive →
- 2After ser comes the subject form: yo fuera ella, as in si yo fuera tú.
- 3se lo: le becomes se before lo. Lo is what he did; se is the person forgiven. Double object pronouns (se lo) and clitic placement →
Variations
- Si yo fuese ella, no se lo perdonaría tan fácilmente.
- Yo en su lugar, no se lo perdonaría tan fácilmente.