Phrase · 🤨 Expressing reservations
Sobre el papel suena bien, pero en la práctica es otra cosa.
It sounds good on paper, but in practice it's another story.
C1contrasting theory and practiceAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Sobre1prepositionon, abouteldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitepapelnounpaper; (sobre el papel) on papermasc. · sing.suena2verbsoundssonar · present · 3rd sing.bienadverbwell,peroconjunctionbutenprepositionin, on, atladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definiteprácticanounpracticefem. · sing.esverbisser · present · 3rd sing.otradeterminerother, anotherotro · fem. · sing.cosa3nounthingfem. · sing..
- suena → bien: sonar + adverb
- otra → cosa: f. sg.
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1sobre el papel = on paper, in theory.
- 2sonar bien = to sound good: sonar (o → ue) + the adverb bien. Present tense: stem-changing verbs (e → ie, o → ue, e → i, u → ue) →
- 3es otra cosa = it's a different matter.