Phrase · 👨👩👧 Family and describing people
Te presento a mi esposa, Lucía.
This is my wife, Lucía.
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Why every word is where it is
Te1object pronoun(to) youtú · 2nd sing.presento1verbI introducepresentar · present · 1st sing.a2preposition(marks a person)mi3determinermy1st sing.esposanounwifeesposo · fem. · sing.,LucíanounLucía.
- Te → presento: te = to you
- presento → esposa: introduces whom?
- a → esposa: personal a
- mi → esposa: possessive + noun
Word for word: “I introduce my wife, Lucía, to you.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Te presento a… = this is… / meet… With usted: Le presento a…
- 2A person as the object takes a: presento a mi esposa. Present tense: irregular yo forms (-go, -zco), saber, dar, ver and ir →
- 3mi + noun, no article: mi esposa. Possessive determiners: mi, tu, su, nuestro →
Variations
- Le presento a mi esposo, Andrés.
- Te presento a mis papás.