Phrase · 😔 Regrets and reproaches
Te lo advertí, pero no me quisiste escuchar.
I warned you, but you wouldn't listen to me.
B2regretting reproachinginformalAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Teobject pronoun(to) youtú · 2nd sing. · indirect objectlo1object pronounitél · 3rd sing. · direct objectadvertí1verbI warnedadvertir · past · 1st sing.,peroconjunctionbutnoadverbnotmeobject pronounmeyo · 1st sing. · direct objectquisiste2verbyou wanted (refused)querer · past · 2nd sing.escucharverblisten toinfinitive.
- advertí → lo: obj
- advertí → Te: iobj
- quisiste → escuchar: obj
- escuchar → me: obj
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Te lo advertí = I warned you: a classic reproach. Spanish keeps lo (the warning) where English and Portuguese drop it. Double object pronouns (se lo) and clitic placement →
- 2no quisiste: in the negative preterite, querer means refused, not just didn't want. Preterite II: irregular stems and -ir stem changes →
Variations
- Te lo advertí, pero no quisiste escucharme.
- Te lo dije, pero no me quisiste hacer caso.