The Meaning of This Confusing Sentence
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As I was studying different Spanish sentences today, I encountered one that bewildered me. Here it is:
"A mis abuelitos siempre se les enfriaba la sopa porque les gustaba mucho platicar."
My question is, why is (mis abuelitos) in the plural, but the conjugated verb (enfriaba) is in the third-person singular?
Thank you for your help!
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updated Jan 6, 2013
posted by 001fa605
2 Answers
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You grandparents are not the ones getting cold. The soup (singular) is.
updated Jan 6, 2013
posted by francobollo
So, would the sentence be translated as, "The soup of my grandparents always cooled because they liked to talk so much?" - 001fa605, Jan 6, 2013
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Because we're talking about "one soup".
On the other hand: A mis abuelitos se les enfriaban sus palomitas porque.... (popcorn)
updated Jan 6, 2013
edited by maestroantonio
posted by maestroantonio
