me comí a tu perro
/me komi a tu pero/from spelling rules
In Spanish, "I ate your dog" is said as me comí a tu perro.
The phrase is used to inform someone that you have consumed their pet dog.
Which one should you use?
While comí a tu perro is grammatically possible, the form me comí a tu perro is more natural in spoken Spanish because it emphasizes that the act of eating was completed or that the object was fully consumed.
How does it change in a sentence?
In this phrase, the reflexive pronoun me is used with the verb comer (to eat) to emphasize the completion of the action or the fact that the speaker fully consumed the object. Additionally, the "personal a" is used in the phrase a tu perro because the object of the verb is a specific living being.
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Examples in context
- Lo siento, pero me comí a tu perro.I am sorry, but I ate your dog.
- No puedo creer que me comí a tu perro.I cannot believe that I ate your dog.
Example conversation
A surreal and awkward confrontation between two former roommates.
- MaríaMateo, tengo que confesarte algo.Mateo, I have to confess something to you.
- Mateo¿Qué hiciste ahora, María?What did you do now, María?
- MaríaMe comí a tu perro.I ate your dog.
- Mateo¡No puedo creerlo!I cannot believe it!
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries a, me, perro, tu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
