Breakdown of Ese comentario me parece exagerado.
ese
that
parecer
to seem
me
to me
el comentario
the comment
Questions & Answers about Ese comentario me parece exagerado.
Why is it me parece and not just parece?
Because me shows to whom it seems exaggerated.
A very literal breakdown is:
- Ese comentario = that comment
- me = to me
- parece = seems
- exagerado = exaggerated
So the structure is basically That comment seems exaggerated to me.
You can say Ese comentario parece exagerado, but then you are making a more general statement: That comment seems exaggerated. Adding me makes it explicitly your opinion.
Is parecer working like gustar here?
Yes, in an important way.
Like gustar, parecer often uses an indirect object pronoun:
- me parece = it seems to me
- te parece = it seems to you
- le parece = it seems to him/her/you (formal)
- nos parece = it seems to us
So in Ese comentario me parece exagerado, the thing that seems is ese comentario, which is why the verb is parece (3rd person singular), not parezco or pareces.
Why is it parece and not parecen?