What does "Esto te lo regaló tu marido" mean?
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This is a grammatical nightmare. Please help. Even the translation does'nt make sense!
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updated Nov 24, 2011
posted by comtech2000
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Your husband gave you this.
Esto is optional, in that the sentence means the same thing without esto at the beginning. Te (you) is the indirectd object, and lo (it) is the direct object. The IO always precedes the DO.
This - your husband gave it to you.
Completely normal Spanish grammar. You'll get it soon.
updated Nov 24, 2011
posted by Jeremias
I Hope so, the problem is regalo is translated as gift, which doesnt help much - comtech2000, Nov 24, 2011
look up regalar - regaló is the preterite (past) 3rd person singular - Jeremias, Nov 24, 2011
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Regaló is in this instance the past tense of the verb regaler.The preterite, third person singular, i.e. He gave.
So: Your husband gave you this ( gift) .
Jeremias answer if perfect, I only hope this helps you to see regalo can be the noun, or in this instance the verb.
updated Nov 24, 2011
posted by annierats
