Learn Hardcore Spanish (Spain): Ese documental sí que me hizo pensar. - That documentary did indeed make me think.

Word

Ese documental sí que me hizo pensar.

Meaning

That documentary did indeed make me think.

Part of speech

sentence

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Breakdown of Ese documental sí que me hizo pensar.

What does sí que mean here?

In this sentence, sí que adds strong emphasis. It does not mean a simple yes.

So Ese documental sí que me hizo pensar means something like:

In Peninsular Spanish, sí que is a very common way to emphasize that something is true or had a strong effect.

Why is there an accent on sí?

The accent matters because sí and si are different words:

So here it must be sí que, not si que.

What is the role of que in sí que? Does it mean that?

Not really in a literal way. In sí que, the que is part of an emphatic expression. You usually should learn sí que as a chunk.

It does not translate neatly word-for-word into English. Instead, the whole expression gives emphasis, like:

So it is better to understand sí que as an emphatic structure, not as yes that.