Word
Me alegra haber tachado ya todo lo necesario de la lista de la compra.
Meaning
I’m glad to have already crossed off everything necessary from the shopping list.
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Breakdown of Me alegra haber tachado ya todo lo necesario de la lista de la compra.
me
me
de
from
ya
already
alegrar
to make glad
Questions & Answers about Me alegra haber tachado ya todo lo necesario de la lista de la compra.
Why does the sentence start with Me alegra instead of Estoy alegre or Estoy contento?
Me alegra means it makes me happy / I’m glad and is a very common way to react to an action or situation.
Here, the thing causing the feeling is haber tachado ya todo lo necesario...
So the structure is:
- Me alegra + infinitive / clause
- literally: It pleases me / It makes me happy to...
By contrast:
- Estoy alegre = I am cheerful
- Estoy contento/a = I am happy / pleased
Those are possible in other contexts, but me alegra is especially natural when you want to say that a specific fact or completed action makes you happy.
Why is it haber tachado and not just tachar?