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Te presento a la chica con la que comparto departamento.
Let me introduce you to the girl I share a flat with.
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Why every word is where it is
Teobject pronoun(to) youtú · 2nd sing. · indirect objectpresento1verbI introducepresentar · present · 1st sing.a1preposition(personal a)ladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definitechicanoungirl, young womanfem. · sing.con2prepositionwithla2determinertheel · fem. · sing. · definiteque2pronounwhomcomparto3verbI sharecompartir · present · 1st sing.departamento3nounflatmasc. · sing..
- presento → Te: iobj
- presento → a: prep
- que → chica: ref
- comparto → con: prep
- chica → la: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Te presento a + person = let me introduce you to. Saying it is the introduction. Direct object pronouns and personal a →
- 2con la que = with whom: preposition + article + que. Con quien is also correct for people. Relative clauses II: mood and prepositions →
- 3departamento = flat in Mexico, Argentina, Chile and Peru; Colombia and Venezuela say apartamento, Spain piso.