Phrase · 💡 Giving advice and recommendations
Yo en tu lugar, hablaría con ella antes de que se entere por otra persona.
If I were in your shoes, I'd talk to her before she hears it from someone else.
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Why every word is where it is
Yo1pronounI1st sing. · subjecten1prepositionintu1determineryour2nd sing.lugar1nounplacemasc. · sing.,hablaría1verbwould talkhablar · conditional · 1st sing.conprepositionwithellapronounherél · 3rd sing.antes2adverbbeforede2preposition(antes de que)queconjunctionthatse3object pronoun(herself)3rd · direct objectentere3verbfinds outenterar · subjunctive · present · 3rd sing.porprepositionfrom, throughotradetermineranotherotro · fem. · sing.personanounpersonfem. · sing..
- lugar → hablaría: corr
- hablaría → con: prep
- antes → entere: mood
- persona → otra: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Yo en tu lugar = in your place, in your shoes. The advice goes in the conditional: hablaría. Hypothetical conditions: si + imperfect subjunctive →
- 2antes de que always takes the subjunctive: antes de que se entere. Time clauses: cuando, antes de que, hasta que →
- 3enterarse (de) = to find out, to hear about something.
Variations
- Yo que tú, hablaría con ella antes de que se entere por otra persona.