Phrase · 🎬 Telling a story vividly
Y colorín colorado, este cuento se ha acabado.
And that's the end of the story.
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Why every word is where it is
Yconjunctionandcolorín1noun(colorín colorado) fairy-tale endingmasc. · sing.coloradoadjective(colorín colorado) fairy-tale endingmasc. · sing.,estedeterminerthismasc. · sing.cuentonounstory, talemasc. · sing.sepronounhimself, herself, itself, themselves; (impersonal)3rdha2verbhas (auxiliary)haber · present · 3rd sing.acabadoverbended, overacabar · participle · masc. · sing..
- este → cuento: m. sg.
- ha → acabado: perfect
Word for word: “And colorín colorado, this tale is over.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1The traditional close of children's tales, used jokingly to end any story.
- 2Present perfect: the story has just ended.