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Phrase · 📨 Passing on messages

¿Te dijo a qué hora iba a llegar?

Did she tell you what time she was going to arrive?

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Why every word is where it is

¿Teobject pronoun(to) you2nd sing. · indirect objectdijo1verbdid she telldecir · past · 3rd sing.a1prepositionatqué1determinerwhathora1nountime (hour)fem. · sing.iba2verbshe was goingir · imperfect · 3rd sing.a2prepositiontollegarverbarriveinfinitive?
  • dijo → qué: decir + indirect question
  • qué → hora: qué hora
  • iba → llegar: iba a + infinitive

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    An indirect question inside a question: a qué hora keeps the accent on qué. Reported speech I and indirect questions →
  2. 2
    «Voy a llegar a las seis» → iba a llegar after dijo. Narrative past system: pluperfect, past progressive, iba a →

Variations

  • ¿Te dijo cuándo iba a llegar?
  • ¿Le dijo a qué hora iba a llegar?