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Ya que lo mencionas, yo también tuve un problema con esa empresa.
Now that you mention it, I had a problem with that company too.
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Why every word is where it is
Ya1adverbnow (ya que = since)que1conjunctionthatloobject pronounitél · 3rd sing. · direct objectmencionas1verbyou mentionmencionar · present · 2nd sing.,yo2pronounI1st sing.también2adverbtootuve3verbI hadtener · past · 1st sing.undeterminerauno · masc. · sing. · indefiniteproblemanounproblemmasc. · sing.conprepositionwithesadeterminerthatese · fem. · sing.empresanouncompanyfem. · sing..
- Ya → que: corr
- mencionas → lo: obj
- yo → tuve: agree
- empresa → esa: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Ya que lo mencionas = now that you mention it: ya que (since) + indicative ties your story to theirs. Cause and consequence: ya que, debido a, así que, tan… que →
- 2yo también: the subject pronoun is needed here, for contrast (me too).
- 3tuve: irregular preterite of tener (tuve, tuviste, tuvo). Preterite II: irregular stems and -ir stem changes →