How to Say ‘Is ruining for me’ in Mexican Spanish
Me está arruinando
meh eh-STAH ah-rwee-NAHN-doh
[meh eh-STAH ah-rwee-NAHN-doh]
💬 Usage Tip: [Me está arruinando] literally includes [to me], even though English just says [is ruining]. That little [me] often marks that something affects you personally: [me complica], [me preocupa].
Phrase Breakdown
Me
[meh]
me
Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to me' or 'for me.' Here it shows the action affects the speaker.
En broma dije: “Me está arruinando” con tanta sonrisa.
Jokingly I said: “It’s ruining things for me” with so much smiling.
está
[eh-STAH]
is
From 'estar.' Here it helps form the present progressive, like 'is' in 'is ruining.'
Si digo “Me está arruinando”, 'está' marca lo que pasa ahora.
If I say “It’s ruining things for me,” 'está' marks what is happening now.
arruinando
[ah-rwee-NAHN-doh]
ruining
Gerund of 'arruinar,' meaning 'ruining' or 'messing up.' In flirting, it sounds playful and dramatic.
“Me está arruinando” suena coqueto porque 'arruinando' exagera en tono de juego.
“It’s ruining things for me” sounds flirty because 'ruining' exaggerates in a playful tone.
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