La bolsa equivocada

Practicing DO and IDO with “little pronoun stories”.
[pronouns + conjugated verb] tell a little story:
- who it lands on
- who or what is involved
- what the action is and who did it
La bolsa equivocada
Esta mañana fui al mercado a comprar fruta.
Elegí unas manzanas y unos mangos. La vendedora puso todo en una bolsa y me la dio.
- me la dio
me – who it lands on (me)
la- what was in involved (the bag)
dio – what the action is and who did it (she gave)
Me la llevé, pero cuando miré dentro, vi tomates, cebollas y chiles.
- Me la llevé
me – makes it my personal act; who it lands on
la – who or what is involved (the bag)
llevé – what the action is and who did it (I took ) - Note: llevarse is not a reflexive verb. It’s a pronominal verb.
—Disculpe, creo que esta bolsa no es mía —le dije a la vendedora.
- le dije
le – to her
dije – I said
—¡Ay, perdón! Se la di por error. Devuélvamela y le doy la suya.
- Se la di / I gave it to you / se (usted, formal)
se – to you (le turns to se)
la – the bag
di – who did what / I gave (the vendedora gave) - Devuélvamela
Formal command that still includes all the elements, just in a different order
devuélva – you return
me – to me
la – it (the bag)
Se la devolví, pero mi bolsa ya no estaba.
- Se la devolví
se – to her (le turns to se)
la- it (the bag)
devolví – I returned
—¿Dónde está la mía? —le pregunté.
- le pregunté
le – to her
pregunté – I asked
La vendedora miró alrededor y señaló a un señor que se alejaba.
- se alejaba
se – to him
alejaba – he (was) walking away
Pronominal verb alejarse:
- alejar → move someone or something away
- alejarse → move away
Pronominal verbs are a ‘personal act’
—¡Ese señor se la llevó!
- se la llevó – that man took it.
llevarse is pronominal – a personal act of doing the verb
se – he
la – the bag
llevó – who did what; the man took it (away with him)
Ella corrió detrás de él y, un minuto después, regresó con mi bolsa.
—Aquí tiene. Se la traje.
- Se la traje
se – who it lands on, you (le turns to se)
la- what it’s about (the bag)
traje – who did what; I brought (the woman brought it)
—Muchas gracias —le dije—. Esta vez voy a mirar dentro antes de llevármela.
- le dije
le – to her / who it lands on
dije – I said / who did what
- llevármela
llevar + me + la
llevar → the action
me → makes it my personal act of taking
la → the bag being taken
llevarse → to take something with you
llevármela
llevar + me + la
antes de llevármela
→ before taking it with me
The infinitive stays unconjugated because it follows antes de.
