Phrase · 🎲 Certainty, doubt and probability
Tal vez pase por tu casa el sábado, pero no te prometo nada.
I might stop by your place on Saturday, but I'm not promising anything.
B2expressing certaintyinformalAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Tal1adjectivesuch (tal vez = maybe)sing.vez1nountime (tal vez = maybe)fem. · sing.pase1verbI stop bypasar · subjunctive · present · 1st sing.por2prepositionfortudetermineryour2nd sing.casanounhouse, homefem. · sing.eldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitesábadonounSaturdaymasc. · sing.,peroconjunctionbutnoadverbnotteobject pronoun(to) youtú · 2nd sing. · indirect objectprometoverbI promiseprometer · present · 1st sing.nada3pronounnothing, anythingsing..
- Tal → pase: mood
- pase → por: prep
- prometo → te: iobj
- prometo → nada: obj
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Tal vez + subjunctive = maybe: tal vez pase (first person here). Opinion, certainty and possibility: indicative or subjunctive →
- 2pasar por (a place) = to stop by. Verbs with prepositions →
- 3no … nada = not … anything: double negation. Indefinites and double negation →
Variations
- A lo mejor paso por tu casa el sábado, pero no te prometo nada.