Phrase · 🪶 Hedging and softening
Te lo digo con todo el cariño, pero el informe tiene varios errores.
I mean this kindly, but the report has several mistakes.
C1softening criticismAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Tepronounyou, to you, yourselftú · 2nd sing.lo1object pronounit, himél · 3rd sing. · direct objectdigoverbI saydecir · present · 1st sing.conprepositionwithtododeterminerall, the wholemasc. · sing.eldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitecariño2nounaffection, kindnessmasc. · sing.,peroconjunctionbuteldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiteinforme3nounreportmasc. · sing.tieneverbhastener · present · 3rd sing.variosdeterminerseveralmasc. · pl.erroresnounmistakes, errorserror · masc. · pl..
- Te → digo: indirect object
- lo → digo: direct object
- varios → errores: m. pl.
Word for word: “I tell you it with all the affection, but the report has several errors.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Te lo digo: indirect te before direct lo. Double object pronouns (se lo) and clitic placement →
- 2con todo el cariño cushions the criticism that follows.
- 3informe = report (Portuguese relatório).