Phrase · 🗺️ Regional colloquial Spanish
Tu barrio está re lindo, me encantó.
Your neighbourhood is really lovely, I loved it.
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Why every word is where it is
Tudetermineryour2nd sing.barrionounneighbourhoodmasc. · sing.estáverbis (looks)estar · present · 3rd sing.re1adverbreallylindo2adjectivelovelymasc. · sing.,me3object pronounmeyo · 1st sing. · indirect objectencantó3verbI loved (lit. it delighted me)encantar · past · 3rd sing..
- re → lindo: re intensifies lindo
- lindo → barrio: lindo agrees with barrio (m. sg.)
- me → encantó: me encantó: gustar-type verb
Word for word: “Your neighbourhood is re-lovely, it delighted me.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1re + adjective = really, so (Argentina, Uruguay): re lindo, re caro. Standard spelling joins it (relindo); chats write it apart. Word formation: diminutives, augmentatives, prefixes and -mente →
- 2lindo is the everyday word for nice or lovely in the Río de la Plata, where Spain prefers bonito: un lindo día.
- 3encantar works like gustar: the neighbourhood delights me. Preterite, because the visit is over. Gustar and similar verbs; también / tampoco →
Variations
- Tu barrio es re lindo, me encantó.
- Tu barrio está muy lindo, me encantó.
- Tu barrio es precioso, me encantó.