Word
Uno vuelve a golpear la misma debilidad.
Meaning
One strikes the same weakness again.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Uno vuelve a golpear la misma debilidad.
a
to
mismo
same / right (emphatic, e.g. ahora mismo)
uno
one (impersonal, people in general)
golpear
to hit
Questions & Answers about Uno vuelve a golpear la misma debilidad.
Since this lesson is about uno, does it mean the number 'one' or something else here?
Here, uno is used as an impersonal pronoun, much like 'one' or the generic 'you' in English. It is used with the third-person singular verb (vuelve) to talk about a general human experience that also includes the speaker. If a woman is speaking, she could also use the feminine form and say una vuelve.
Why does the sentence use vuelve a golpear to say 'strikes again'? Couldn't I just say golpea otra vez?
You could say golpea otra vez, but Spanish has a very common built-in shortcut for doing things again: the verb volver + a + an infinitive verb. So, vuelve a golpear literally means 'returns to strike', which translates smoothly to 'strikes again'.
Why does misma come before debilidad? I thought adjectives go after the noun.
While descriptive adjectives (like colors or shapes) usually go after the noun, adjectives that indicate identity or quantity almost always go before the noun. Misma (same) is an adjective of identity, so it sits right in front of debilidad.