Phrase · 🩺 At the doctor: symptoms and treatment
Tengo molestias en el estómago cada vez que como algo picante.
I get stomach discomfort every time I eat something spicy.
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Why every word is where it is
TengoverbI havetener · present · 1st sing.molestias1noundiscomfortmolestia · fem. · pl.enprepositionineldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiteestómagonounstomachmasc. · sing.cada2determinereverysing.vez2nountimefem. · sing.que2conjunctionthatcomoverbI eatcomer · present · 1st sing.algopronounsomethingsing.picante3adjectivespicysing..
- Tengo → molestias: obj
- molestias → en: prep
- como → algo: obj
- algo → picante: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1molestias = discomfort, mild pain: the usual word at the doctor's.
- 2cada vez que + present indicative = every time (a habit). Time clauses: cuando, antes de que, hasta que →
- 3picante = spicy (hot); Mexico also says picoso.
Variations
- Siento molestias en el estómago cada vez que como algo picante.