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Absolutely clear. Then what does this mean:
Intentaron engañarle pero no tragó. If it means ...he didn't fall for it, where is the pronoun of tragarse? |
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Perikles, I guess mine was not the best example but I'll try to give a plausible explanation.
In all the other sentences put forward we have "el cuento" defined, i.e. Le contaron un cuento pero no se lo tragó. Therefore the pronominal form is used and this is the most common usage, BTW. Another example: No me trago lo que acabas de decir - I don't believe what you've just said. Again, there's a DO (what you've just said) However in my sentence, I just stated that they tried to deceive him but did not specify how; it could have been verbally or physically. So, you couldn't you the "se" because the person would be literally swallowing himself, and you can't use the "lo" because you haven't got anything preceding to refer to. Then again, it could just be colloquial usage and someone may rap my knuckles
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Last edited by Perikles; February 17, 2010 at 09:48 AM. Reason: forgot friendly smiley |
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Intentaron engañarle pero no se tragó, does not make sense.
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"Desiderata" - ...be gentle with yourself.You are a child of this universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. ...sé amable contigo mismo. Eres una criatura de este universo al igual que los árboles y las estrellas; tienes derecho a estar aquí. |
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Many thanks @Ambarina and everyone - I think I've actually learned something.
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Eso no traga que? It doesn't drink something. It doesn't eats something. Please if you can give us more details.
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It would be correct if it was written as: Intentaron engañarle pero no se la tragó. o Intentaron engañarle pero no picó. |
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Unless you are thinking in English, and that would be it. Last edited by chileno; February 18, 2010 at 01:22 PM. |
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