Phrase · 💡 Giving advice and recommendations
Yo que tú, no firmaría nada sin leer la letra pequeña.
If I were you, I wouldn't sign anything without reading the fine print.
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Why every word is where it is
Yo1pronounI1st sing. · subjectque1conjunction(if I were)tú1pronounyou2nd sing. · subject,noadverbnotfirmaría1verbwould signfirmar · conditional · 1st sing.nadapronounanythingsing.sinprepositionwithoutleerverbreadinginfinitiveladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definiteletra2nounprint, lettersfem. · sing.pequeña2adjectivesmall (fine)pequeño · fem. · sing..
- tú → firmaría: corr
- Yo → firmaría: agree
- firmaría → nada: obj
- letra → pequeña: agree
Word for word: “I that you, I wouldn't sign anything without reading the small letter.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Yo que tú = if I were you: a fixed spoken formula. The advice that follows goes in the conditional: no firmaría. Hypothetical conditions: si + imperfect subjunctive →
- 2la letra pequeña = the fine print (in Chile and Argentina also la letra chica).
Variations
- Yo en tu lugar, no firmaría nada sin leer la letra pequeña.
- Yo que tú, no firmaría nada sin leer la letra chica.