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Old December 06, 2010, 05:33 PM
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where in that sentence is I implied?
what is the exact meaning of,
Le Dije
Told, I am misunderstanding the nouns.
*( how did you get that? )*
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Spanish is a language where subject is often tacit.
The conjugated verb "dije" already has the subject expressed. The fact that each pronoun has its own conjugation tells who the subject is.

"Le" is an indirect object pronoun for the third person singular.
@Joseph, Angelica is right. It will be awkward to say "yo dije...." in Spanish or Yo soy, yo estoy, yo tengo etc. Spanish grammar rules are just different from English, just like in the phrase "Le dije" the direct object "le" precedes the verb dije whereas in English the direct object comes after the verb as in "I told HIM"
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Old December 06, 2010, 06:12 PM
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@Joseph, Angelica is right. It will be awkward to say "yo dije...." in Spanish or Yo soy, yo estoy, yo tengo etc.
Be carefull, in this situation:

-¡José me contó que le pegaste!
José told me that you punched him!

-No, yo no le pegué, fue Ramón.
No, I didn't, it was Ramón.

Using "yo" is not necessary, but here you want to remark that YOU have not punched José, so "yo" wouldn't be awkward as a way of stressing that. (I think that in this situation it would be the most common way)

- Fulanito... ¿Fuiste tú el que escribió esto?
-Sí, yo escribí eso.

-Presentense...
-Yo soy...
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Old December 06, 2010, 06:40 PM
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Be carefull, in this situation:

-¡José me contó que le pegaste!
José told me that you punched him!

-No, yo no le pegué, fue Ramón.
No, I didn't, it was Ramón.

Using "yo" is not necessary, but here you want to remark that YOU have not punched José, so "yo" wouldn't be awkward as a way of stressing that. (I think that in this situation it would be the most common way)

- Fulanito... ¿Fuiste tú el que escribió esto?
-Si, yo escribí eso.

-Presentense...
-Yo soy...
It seems that in this case "yo" is used for emphasis but it will still be understood without the "yo".
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Tu explicación es muy bueno (buena/bien).

Gracias
Suggestions above.

Tu explicación fue muy buena.

Your explanation was very good for me.

Tu commentarios fueron utiles.

Your advices was useful.

Sincerely yours.
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Old December 06, 2010, 07:06 PM
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Tu explicación fue muy buena.

Your explanation was very good for me.

Tu commentarios fueron utiles.

Your advices was useful.

Sincerely yours.

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- Fulanito... ¿Fuiste tú el que escribió esto?
-Sí, yo escribí eso.

-Presentense...
-Yo soy...
then,
-Sí, yo soy escribí eso.
"Yes, I am writing this."
I know it's a weird statement.


also. can you use Fue / fui a few diferent ways for an example please.

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-Sí, yo soy escribí eso.
"Yes, I am writing this."
I know it's a weird statement.
No... instead of the verb "ser" you have to use the verb "estar" (the one that marks the state of something) and then you have to use the gerund (in this case: escribiendo)

Sí, yo estoy escribiendo eso.

*I'm eating - Estoy comiendo
*I'm sleeping - Estoy durmiendo
*I'm ugly - Soy feo
*I'm strong - Soy fuerte
*I'm anxious - Soy/Estoy ansioso
(depending on the case, you can be anxious in a particular situation -estar- or it can be a permanent part of your being -ser-)
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Le dije que cierre la ventana.
I told her/him to close the window.

El auto que se rompió era mío.
The car that broke down was mine.
Thanks for giving me examples of the use of "que" without the stress mark.
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