acaban de llegar

you just arrived

did you just arrive

acaban de llegar(ah-kah-bahn deh yeh-gahr)

phrase

1. (in statements; second person plural)

a. you just arrived

Explíquenme por qué acaban de llegar cuando les dije que tenían que estar aquí antes de la medianoche.

Please explain why you just arrived when I told you that you had to be here before midnight.

2. (in statements; third person plural)

a. they just arrived

Sara y Hugo enviaron un mensaje diciendo que acaban de llegar bien a su casa.

Sara and Hugo sent a message saying they just arrived home safe.

3. (in questions; second person plural)

a. did you just arrive

¿Acaban de llegar? - Sí. Hubiéramos llegado antes pero el tránsito estaba terrible.

Did you just arrive? - Yes. We would have arrived earlier but the traffic was terrible.

4. (in questions; third person plural)

a. did they just arrive

¿Dónde están Dean y Kelly? ¿Acaban de llegar al teatro? Diles que nos guarden buenos asientos.

Where are Dean and Kelly? Did they just arrive at the theater? Tell them to save us good seats.