They remind me of you?
How would you translate, "They remind me of you." This is in reference to flowers, so more or less how would you say, "The flowers remind me of you." This isn't talking about a specific bunch of flowers but flowers in general. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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I hear things like:
La cosa que descubrió le hizo enojar. (Should it be "enojarse"')
Pero lo que me dijeron me hizo calmar. (Should it be "calmarme"')
Así es rocco, pero se habla mucho así de manera vulgar me supongo en algunos países hispanos.
Las flores me recuendan a usted.
Las flores me hacen regordarla/o..
Las flores me hacen pensar en usted.
Las flores me traen recuerdos de usted.
I hear things like:
La cosa que descubrió le hizo enojar. (Should it be "enojarse"')
Pero lo que me dijeron me hizo calmar. (Should it be "calmarme"')
"Me hicieron acostar, pues estuve mareado." Should this be "acostarme"?
Too complicated (and ugly). I'd say
Me acostaron.
Me echaron en la cama.
I have heard Central Americans say things like this. One time one of them repeated a statement I had made including the reflexive pronoun (just changing the me to le, and estuve to estuvo), leaving out the reflexive pronoun, kind of "correcting" me indirectly.
Sorry, I really need an example here.
OK, that is clear. And I don't know why my mind didn't realize that "de-pronominalizing" acordar makes it a different verb with a different meaning. When you illustrate it that way, it makes it clear.
I guess my question stems from something I have heard with reflexive verbs (and I incorrectly applied it to this pronominal verb):
"Me hicieron acostar, pues estuve mareado." Should this be "acostarme"?
"Ella estaba mareada, por tanto, le hice acostar." Should this be "acostarse"?
I have heard Central Americans say things like this. One time one of them repeated a statement I had made including the reflexive pronoun (just changing the me to le, and estuve to estuvo), leaving out the reflexive pronoun, kind of "correcting" me indirectly.
Are they speaking incorrectly'
So, am I to understand that it should have been "Me hacen acordarme de ti"?
And then, do all pronominal verbs retain the pronoun when an IO pronoun is present in the same person?
What about back-to-back pronominal verbs ... does the second one retain its pronoun?
You'll see this better with examples:
' Verb "sufrir": Me hacen sufrir.
' verb "acordar" (to reach an agreement): Me hacen acordar
' verb "acordarse" (to remember): Me hacen acordarme (de ti)
As you can see, the first "me" is required by "hacer", and the second one is required by "acordarse". No pronoun is optional here.
Thanks for clarifying, Lazarus.
So, am I to understand that it should have been "Me hacen acordarme de ti"?
And then, do all pronominal verbs retain the pronoun when an IO pronoun is present in the same person?
What about back-to-back pronominal verbs ... does the second one retain its pronoun?
Thanks for your help.
And I think it would be, "Me hacen acordar de ti." I could be wrong, but I don't think the reflexive pronoun is used in this case when the indirect pronoun is there.
I'm afraid that the sentence is correct. The pronominal "acordarse (de)" always takes "de".
Another possibility is, "(Las flores) Me recuerdan a ti."
Replace "de" by "a", and you have the option I'd definitely suggest here.
That's one idea. It has the sense of the flowers making me remember (think about) you.
And I think it would be, "Me hacen acordar de ti." I could be wrong, but I don't think the reflexive pronoun is used in this case when the indirect pronoun is there. That is what I have observed, at least, but I don't know any rule on it. I hope someone can clarify this.
Another possibility is, "(Las flores) Me recuerdan de ti."
delete.
I don't know why I keep double posting today.
One possibility, "(Las flores) Me hacen acordarme de tí."
