Llorar – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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llegar /ʝeˈɣaɾ/ A2 |
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dejarse /dexˈaɾse/ B1 |
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amar /aˈmaɾ/ A2 |
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resultar /resulˈtaɾ/ B2 |
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entregar /enteˈɣɾaɾ/ B2 |
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heredar /eɾeˈðaɾ/ B2 |
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dolor /doˈloɾ/ A2 |
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abandonar /abandonˈaɾ/ B1 |
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pensar /pensˈaɾ/ A2 |
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llorar /ʝoˈɾaɾ/ A1 |
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amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Me acerqué a tu vida y te dejaste amar
➔ Preterite tense of "acerqué" (to approach), reflexive pronoun "te" + verb "dejaste" (to let, to allow)
➔ "Acerqué" is the first person singular preterite form of "acercar", meaning "to approach". "Te dejaste amar" uses reflexive verb "dejaste" combined with "te" to indicate that the subject allowed themselves to be loved.
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Y ahora resulta que te vas
➔ Present tense of "resulta" (to turn out), conjunction "y" (and), expression "ahora" (now)
➔ "Resulta" is the present tense form of " resultar " (to turn out or to be the case). "Y" is the coordinating conjunction linking clauses, and "ahora" means "now".
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¿Quién iba a pensar que un día me habías de abandonar?
➔ Imperfect tense of "iba" (to go, to be going to), conditional "habías de" (you had to), subjunctive "abandonar" (to abandon)
➔ "Iba" is the imperfect tense of "ir" (to go) used here with "a" to express an ongoing or habitual action in the past. "Habías de" is a set expression meaning "you had to" or "you were meant to," followed by the infinitive "abandonar".
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¿Quién iba a pensar que un día me habías de abandonar?
➔ As above: Imperfect tense of "iba" + "a" + infinitive "abandonar" to express future-in-the-past, conditional "habías de" indicating obligation or inevitability
➔ This grammatical structure expresses an action that was expected or destined to happen in the past, often with a sense of inevitability. "Iba" + "a" + infinitive is used to indicate a future-in-the-past meaning.