Breakdown of ¡El glotón me devoró la hamburguesa entera!
me
to me / me (direct object)
la
the (feminine)
devorar
to devour
la hamburguesa
the hamburger
Questions & Answers about ¡El glotón me devoró la hamburguesa entera!
Why is there a me in this sentence? Shouldn't it just be devoró mi hamburguesa?
This is the affective dative (or dative of interest) taught in this lesson. The me adds an emotional layer, showing that the action negatively affected you or happened at your expense. It feels similar to saying 'The glutton devoured the hamburger on me!' in English. It makes the sentence much more expressive than simply saying devoró mi hamburguesa.
Since the translation says 'my whole hamburger', why is it la hamburguesa instead of mi hamburguesa?
Could I say toda la hamburguesa instead of la hamburguesa entera?
How would the sentence change if he devoured someone else's hamburger?