Does this sentence make sense? It sounds weird.

Question

I read a sentence, "Me dijo que salió en un video bailando con Shakira." And it is translated as "He told me that he left in a video dancing with Shakira." But I still don't understand. Does it mean "he shot a video and the content of the video was his dancing with Shakira"?

Answer 1

Me dijo que salió en un video bailando con Shakira

I'd render it in this context as:

"He told me he appeared in a video dancing with Shakira"

Sounds just right. - rogspax, Jun 24, 2013

I agree. Salir is one of those confusing verbs with a ton of uses. - gringojrf, Jun 24, 2013

That makes sense! Thanks! - joygogo, Jun 24, 2013

Answer 2

Or it could be as simple as

¨He appeared as a dancer in a Shakira video¨

Yours makes sense, too. Thanks! - joygogo, Jun 24, 2013

Answer 3

I believe the sentence is translated as "He said he went on a video dancing with Shakira." Which i guess means is he danced on a video of Shakira.