Can you help me with this sentence?

Question

I have a problem with both pronouns and the verb pasar (an even bigger problem with pasarse). So can you help me understand the following:

La verdad es que me lo he pasado muy bien con él.

It probably is something like, "the truth is that I'm having a great time with him." But I don't understand what "me", "lo" and "él" stand for. If there is "lo" why is there an "él"? Can you help me with this?

I've corrected your punctuation. Please try to 'look after' your words/sentences next time. ;) - Seb79, Nov 2, 2010

My native language is not English so I don't think I have to look after my words or sentences. If people can't understand what I write, then it's my problem because then they wouldn't answer my question. So feel free not to comment on my questions anymore - sinan634, Nov 2, 2010

Answer 1

Hi, Sinan...

One way to say "to have a good time" is "pasárselo bien". Therefore, "Me lo he pasado muy bien" means "I have have had a very good time"...the literal translation would be "to myself [me] it [lo] I have passed very well. Clearly the literal translation makes no sense in English, which is why we do not translate most expressions literally.

The "con él" is "with him".

"Me lo he pasado muy bien con él" - I have had a very good time with him. (Or - depending on context - I had a very good time with him.)

I hope this clears it up.

I wasn't looking for the literal translation so thanks! - sinan634, Nov 2, 2010

Answer 2

Me lo pasa bien con el. or, que te la pases bien con el.

Answer 3

Me represents me. The action has just happened to me. In this case, the great time has happened to me. The perfect tense shows what has just happened. It may be that the 'lo' and the 'él' are put in the same sentence to emphasise how much of a good time 'I have just had with him'.

I think that you are missing 'tiempo' in that sentence however. I'm not sure.

Hmmmm.....