Breakdown of Si te equivocas, me lo tienes que destejer.
tener
to have
que
that / than
me
to me / me (direct object)
lo
it / him (direct object)
equivocarse
to make a mistake
si
if
destejer
to unravel / to unknit
Questions & Answers about Si te equivocas, me lo tienes que destejer.
Why are me and lo before tienes instead of attached to destejer?
Both options are perfectly fine! When you have a conjugated verb followed by an infinitive (like tienes que destejer), you can place the object pronouns before the conjugated verb (me lo tienes que destejer) or attach them to the end of the infinitive (tienes que destejérmelo). Placing them before the conjugated verb is very common in everyday speech.
Why is there a te before equivocas?
What exactly do me and lo represent in this sentence?
lo is the direct object pronoun, referring to the masculine object that was made by mistake (like a sweater or a project) and needs to be unraveled. me is the indirect object pronoun, meaning 'for me' or 'to me', indicating who is affected by the unraveling or who requested it.
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