Daba escalafríos andar por el pasillo. Is there no need for "me" or "nos" or are they optional? "Me daba escalafríos"?
optional personal pronouns?
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Garry M.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
optional personal pronouns?
This question relates to:Spanish interactive reading exercise "Nuestra gran aventura de verano 4"
Reading B1, Monuments, Tourism & Vacations, Listening or Seeing A1
Asked 1 year ago
InmaKwiziq Head of Spanish, Native Spanish Teacher
Hola Garry
You can include the pronoun and make it more "personal" so it is "you" who is experiencing that "Me daban escalofríos" ( in this case we´d prefer to use the verb in plural)
In the text, it's omitting the use of pronouns to give that effect of "an impersonal sentence" as if it is referring to a general feeling that "anybody" would experience if they were in that situation. That also triggers a verb in the singular making it more of an impersonal sentence: "Daba escalofríos"
Saludos
Garry M. asked:
optional personal pronouns?
Daba escalafríos andar por el pasillo. Is there no need for "me" or "nos" or are they optional? "Me daba escalafríos"?
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