Colloquial phrases in Spanish: "ignorémoslo"

Question

There are some colloquial phrases commonly used in Spanish.

One of those phrases is "ignorémoslo".

"¿Me ignoran?" can be either "are they ignoring me?" or "are *you** ignoring me?". I think this would be the right choice in this case.

Can you guess the subject of this phrase?

Could you rephrase it with other words in Spanish?

What would be the difference betwen "ignorémoslo" and "ignóremosla"?

Hay algunas frases coloquiales de uso común en español.

Una de esas frases es "ignorémoslo".

¿Puedes adivinar quién es o quiénes son el sujeto gramatical de esta frase?

¿Podrías decirla con otras palabras en español?

¿Cuál sería la diferencia entre "ignorémoslo" e "ignóremosla"?

@Ken: Hola, Ken. Right! However, in the third case the correct form would be: ignoremos eso. (without preposition).

"¿Me ignoran?" can be translated either as "are they ignoring me?" or "are you ignoring me?. I think the latter is the correct one.

@Rac: Right!: Let's ignore him. Maybe he'll go away.

@Ken: Yes, ingnorémoslo and olvidémoslo can be refered to a situation: olvidemos eso: olvidémoslo. ignoremos eso: ignorémoslo.

@Ray: Gracias!

Luis: it wan't clear to me if Olvidémoslo or the one with Ignorar could be used to refer to a situation. Is de eso or eso just an option or the only way to do this (refer to an entire situation) - DilKen, May 11, 2017

Good post mate , sorry that I missed it somehow. - ray76, May 12, 2017

Answer 1

• Sujeto: Nosotros.

• Verbo: Ignoremos, conjugado en primera persona del plural del modo imperativo.

• "Le: Pronombre átono como sufijo, con función de complemento directo (a él).

• La palabra lleva tilde porque al agregar "le" se convierte en palabra esdrújula, de obligatoria acentuación.

• También puede ser "ignorémoslo".

• Otros ejemplos para practicar: Amémonos, dígole, repatríate y expresándote.

The subject is "we", the verb is "ignore" conjugated in the first person plural, "ignoremos", command mode. "le" is a suffix working as an (direct) object. It's only one word. The graphic accent occurs because when added "le" it becomes a word with the stress on the last syllable but two. English construction: Let's ignore him.

Let's try the same analysis on the following words: Amémonos, dígole, repatríate y expresándote.

Good luck!

Muchas gracias. :) - rac1, May 13, 2017

:) :) - Raff75, May 14, 2017

Answer 2

Ignoremos el libro. Ignorémoslo

Ignoremos la mesa. Ignorémosla.

Ignoremos al hombre. Ignorémoslo or ignorémosle.( depending on region).

Ignoremos a la mujer. Ignorémosla or ingorémosle.

For me it's quite standard Spanish. It's not very informal or colloquial. The verb ignorar is not colloquial at all. Most people use it a little more formally and say:

"Lo ignoro "and more informally "No lo sé"

Polenta: my understanding is the the RAE accepts le for a man direct object, but not for a woman. If it were done with a woman it would be sort of extreme leísmo, right? - DilKen, May 11, 2017

Ken, I don't think le is ever correct when applied to a woman as a direct object, in fact there is something called laísmo where an indirect object female can become la. :) - bosquederoble, May 12, 2017

Sorry I don't know. - polenta1, May 12, 2017

Bosquederobl: It will be correct in the near future, I think, Also, la as indirect object is a different story. In my opinion it will not be normalized, although it occurs in some regions. - Raff75, May 13, 2017

Yes, kenhuizenga, you are right. Today, according to the academia, le is accepted for a man as direct object, and eventually it will also be accepted for a woman. It occurs today with a significant extent - Raff75, May 13, 2017

Answer 3

The subject of the phrase is: to ignore someone or something.

Ignorémoslo, quizás así se vaya.

Maybe he'll go away.

The difference between, ignorémoslo" and "ignóremosla", is gender.

Answer 4

Luis:

Here is my best guess.

With "lo" it could mean Let's ignore him, Let's ignore it, or Let's ignore some general situation which the speaker and listener both have in mind, although I'm not real sure about that. Maybe for that, it would be better to use "ignoremos de eso"

In the cartoon it means let's ignore him, to which he responds, are you (or they) ignoring me?

With "la" it could mean, Let's ignore her, or let's ignore it, where the it is a feminine noun.

Other similar constructions? How about?

Olvidémoslo ?????? = let's forget about it (some situation)(is this OK?)

or would it be better to say

Olvidemos de eso (my first pick)

or

Olvidemos de ello