"Me da que", from darse? What's the meaning here?
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Me da que tendrás que pedir tú la cuenta
What does 'me da' mean here?
It's said in English: "I guess you'll have to get the bill".
Is it right that: me da = I guess
or which meaning of 'darse' does it follow? Is there something called "darse que"?
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updated Jun 22, 2013
edited by turoko
posted by turoko
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It seems regional but yes in some places it is used to mean 'I think that' or 'it seems to me that' - a bit like; me parece que.
updated Jun 22, 2013
posted by Kiwi-Girl
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me da = have a/the hunch
updated Jun 22, 2013
posted by chileno
Very common impersonal (Nietzsche plays with an analogue in one passage) in many languages--very similar to "it occurs to me that" in English, no? - EugenioCosta, Jun 20, 2013
Yes, but that's correct English which in in correct Spanish would be "se me ocurre que", see? - chileno, Jun 20, 2013
Sí. De acuerdo. Estoy aludiendo meramente al sabor de la frase en inglés. - EugenioCosta, Jun 20, 2013
A bit like substituting "guesses" for "willies" in the phrase, "It gives me the willies". - EugenioCosta, Jun 20, 2013
Me da horror pero me da que X.... (justo bromando) - EugenioCosta, Jun 20, 2013
