Me la paso pensándote

Question

I assume this construction from "pasarsela bien" and "Pasarselo bomba" can be used as "Pasarse ----- gerundio". Me la paso el día comprando boletas para la fiesta. Something like that? Also I wonder about the "la" instead of "lo" but I think that is because the format around here is "pasarseLA bien" although I think other places say "pasarseLO bien" but not around here.

Also my friend says "Me la paso pensándote" isn't exactly proper but understandable. I think it says "I been thinking about you".

Answer 1

Grammatically speaking, "Me la paso el día comprando boletas para la fiesta" seems odd (i.e. it can't be explained), and it sounds wrong to my Spanish ears, because that "la" appears to be contradictory. A correct and international sentence is:

Me paso el día comprando boletas para la fiesta

Where "me" is a colloquial intensive particle, "el día" is the direct object, and "comprando..." is an optional phrase that specifies how things happen.

"Pasarlo bien" is an idiom, where that "lo" implicitly refers to an unspecific direct object that could be interpreted as "the moment", "the day", "the circumstances", etc.

Well I've been told by many people that only pasarLA bien is OK and pasarLO bien is incorrect spanish, but I assume it is regional and Mexicans say pasarLA bien instead. - jeezzle, Nov 14, 2010

Yes, Mexicans say "pasarLA" for some reason...to me it makes more grammatical sense to say "pasarLO", but not in Mexico - mountaingirl123, Nov 14, 2010

Answer 2

Hola:

For me it doesn't infer anything sexual. "La" puede referirse a "la vida" o "la tarde".

So, "me la paso pensándote" for me can just mean "I am always thinking about you", or "I spend all my time thinking of you". Now, if you add a sexual tone, it can certain take that turn, but as usual, context and tone is everything.

Answer 3

Is it mainly used sexually? Or if I said "me la paso pensándote" could I use that for my mom and just mean "been thinking about you lately" or is it only sexual, and something better used for a nurse or teacher?

Answer 4

Sure, "me lo paso" can suggest el día, el rato, todo el tiempo... but "me la paso" can only mean "night" here.

At least, my native head completes automatically this sentence with this word. Maybe it's just my perturbed evil-mind.

Answer 5

Yes, actually it sounds quite sexual. "Me la paso" hints night, and I don't think that you spend your night thinking about your mother. Do you?

Nurse, teacher ?? Well...

Answer 6

Is it the "la" that makes it hint night? la = la noche? What if I said "me lo paso pensándote"? lo = el tiempo. Right?