Phrase · 🤝 Negotiating conditions
Te lo presto siempre que me lo devuelvas el lunes.
I'll lend it to you as long as you give it back on Monday.
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Why every word is where it is
Te1object pronoun(to) youtú · 2nd sing. · indirect objectlo1object pronounitél · 3rd sing. · direct objectpresto3verbI lendprestar · present · 1st sing.siempre2adverbalwaysque2conjunctionthatmeobject pronoun(to) meyo · 1st sing. · indirect objectloobject pronounitél · 3rd sing. · direct objectdevuelvas2verbyou give backdevolver · subjunctive · present · 2nd sing.el4determinerthe (on)masc. · sing. · definitelunes4nounMondaymasc. · sing..
- siempre → devuelvas: mood
- presto → Te: iobj
- presto → lo: obj
- devuelvas → lo: obj
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Te lo: indirect before direct pronoun, both before the verb. Double object pronouns (se lo) and clitic placement →
- 2siempre que + subjunctive = as long as, provided that. With the indicative it means whenever. Conditional connectors: siempre que, con tal de que, a no ser que, por si →
- 3prestar = to lend. To borrow is pedir prestado.
- 4el lunes = on Monday: just the article, no preposition. Numbers, telling the time and dates →
Variations
- Te lo presto siempre y cuando me lo devuelvas el lunes.
- Te lo presto con tal de que me lo devuelvas el lunes.