dime con quien andas y te dire quien eres

Question

I believe "dime" is the conjugated form of a verb, but I can't seem to find it. "andas" as a noun translates to "coffin" in English, but I am more inclined to think it a conjugated form of the verb "andar". Can anyone help me refine the translation? Thanks in advance, Vanessa

Answer 1

..And andas is in fact the conjugated form of "andar" (second person sing).Eres=second person sing of "ser"

Any more doubts? Don't hesitate to ask.

Answer 2

I think a more natural translation of andar in this context is "associate with" or, more colloquially, "hang around with."

Even more naturally, "Tell me who your friends are, and I'll tell you who you are."

James has given us the actual English saying that corresponds with this Spanish saying. - Nathaniel, Aug 18, 2009

Answer 3

James' "Tell me who your friends are, and I'll tell you who you are." does, indeed, capture the sense of the Spanish refrán but is not, to the best of my knowledge, a "fixed phrase" in English. The more traditional equivalent in English would be "You are known by the company (that) you keep."

Answer 4

Que error. No me molesta. Ya he dicho que no me alcanza el vocabulario. El puente es la manera en que llegamos al continente (Inglaterra), marea alta o baja. Tengo mi propia companía pequeña que hace instalaciónes de la electricidad y el aire acondicionado. Soy practicamente jubilado, porque mi yerno y mi hijo trabajan for el empresa. Son las veinte y veinte o las ocho y veinte por la noche. Canvey island se encuentra a eso de setenta kilómetros de Londres.

Has England been promoted to the status of "continent". If so, it must have at the same time, acquired the distinction of being (by far) the smallest continent. jeje. - samdie, Aug 18, 2009

Answer 5

Tell me with who you hang with, and I will tell who you are.

'Tell me who you hang with', or 'Tell me with whom you hang'. The two 'withs' are a no-no. - Martyn, Aug 18, 2009

Answer 6

no puedo encontrar besotes en mi diccionario. pero beso es "kiss". así, es de suponer que besotes quiere decir "lots of kisses" es verdad'

probably "big" kiss http://lomastv.com/lessons.php?lesson_id=102 - 0074b507, Aug 18, 2009

Answer 7

I will tell you who YOU are

Answer 8

andas is translated as andar verb. andas is second person you. dime is a verb it is two together di from decir to say or tell to say me for first person I.

dime con quien andas y te dire quien eres

Tell me who you walk with and I will tell you who it is.

I think that is right

Answer 9

Hey, we all make mistakes, no problem. Are you OK now with regards starting a new discussion'

Answer 10

Thanks, Eddy. Sorry for the wrong placement of the post. Yo soy un newbie.

Answer 11

Te felicito - I congratulate you.

However, it is more like below if another bloke is saying it.

Te felicito - You lucky sod

Answer 12

Can someone tell me what "eres un hombre muy apuesto te felicito" means. I understand the first part, but I'm not sure what "te felicito" means. Thanks

Answer 13

Or
Tell me who your friends are and I will tell you who you are.

Answer 14

I'm afraid that is incorrect, as "dime" is indeed a conjugated form. Di here is conjugated from the infinitive (base form) of the verb decir. Dime is a compound word composed of the conjugated form di plus the indirect object pronoun me.

Wikipedia has this to say: Spanish verbs are conjugated in four categories known as moods: indicative, subjunctive, imperative and the traditionally so-called infinitive mood.

Note that imperative is a form of conjugation.

Answer 15

dime isn't a conjugated form of the verb it is the command form of decir...o mandato... just like da is of dar....