Spanish grammar
Me saca de quicio / no soporto / no aguanto que + subjunctive
Say strongly what annoys you about what someone else does.
From the scene Me saca de quicio que me corrijas (It drives me mad when you correct me)
In short
Me saca de quicio, no soporto and no aguanto que take the subjunctive when someone else annoys you.
Your turn
Which one goes with I can't stand you changing the story?
Options: no soporto que cambie la historia · me saca de quicio que me corrijas · no aguanto que me interrumpa
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I can't stand you changing the story → no soporto que cambie la historia
How it works
Me saca de quicio (it drives me up the wall), no soporto and no aguanto (I can't stand) are strong reactions.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
Lo que no soporto, cariño, es que (blank) razón.
Options: tienes · tener · tengas
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Lo que no soporto, cariño, es que tengas razón.
What I can't stand, dear, is you being right.
Good to know
When the annoying thing is what someone else does, the verb after que goes in the subjunctive: que me corrijas, que cambie la historia.
Good to know
Lo que no soporto es que… puts the real complaint at the end.
it drives me mad that you correct me me saca de quicio que me corrijas
Elena
Nuria, me saca de quicio que me corrijas.
Nuria, it drives me mad when you correct me.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Nuria, (blank).
Options: me saca de quicio que me corrijas · no soporto que cambie la historia · no aguanto que me interrumpa
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Elena
Nuria, me saca de quicio que me corrijas.
Nuria, it drives me mad when you correct me.
I can't stand you changing the story no soporto que cambie la historia
Nuria
Y yo no soporto que cambie la historia cada día.
And I can't stand you changing the story every day.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Y yo (blank) cada día.
Options: no aguanto que me interrumpa · no soporto que cambie la historia · me saca de quicio que me corrijas
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Nuria
Y yo no soporto que cambie la historia cada día.
And I can't stand you changing the story every day.
I can't bear her interrupting me no aguanto que me interrumpa
Elena
No aguanto que me interrumpa cada dos frases.
I can't bear her interrupting me every two sentences.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank) cada dos frases.
Options: No aguanto que me interrumpa · Me saca de quicio que me corrijas · No soporto que cambie la historia
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Elena
No aguanto que me interrumpa cada dos frases.
I can't bear her interrupting me every two sentences.
what I can't stand is you being right lo que no soporto es que tengas razón
Your turn
What goes with lo que no soporto es que tengas razón?
Options: what I can't stand is you being right · it drives me mad that you correct me · I can't stand you changing the story
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lo que no soporto es que tengas razón → what I can't stand is you being right
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| it drives me mad that you correct me | me saca de quicio que me corrijas |
|---|---|
| I can't stand you changing the story | no soporto que cambie la historia |
| I can't bear her interrupting me | no aguanto que me interrumpa |
| what I can't stand is you being right | lo que no soporto es que tengas razón |
More lines from the story
- ElenaLo que no soporto, cariño, es que tengas razón.What I can't stand, dear, is you being right.
- NuriaPerdone, pero ayer era una noche de invierno.Sorry, but yesterday it was a winter night.
- NuriaY a mí me saca de quicio que me dicte a las seis de la mañana.And it drives me mad that she dictates to me at six in the morning.