Breakdown of Se me ensució la gamuza, así que vengo a que la limpien.
a
to
venir
to come
que
that / than
limpiar
to clean
me
to me / me (direct object)
la
it / her (direct object)
ensuciar
to dirty
se
(marker of an accidental/unintentional event)
así que
so (consequence)
la gamuza
the suede
Questions & Answers about Se me ensució la gamuza, así que vengo a que la limpien.
Why use a que la limpien instead of just a limpiarla?
You use a limpiarla if you are the one doing the cleaning. Because you want someone else to clean the suede, there is a change of subject. After a verb of motion like vengo, you use a que followed by the subjunctive (limpien) to show that you are going somewhere so that another person will do the action.
Who is the subject of limpien here?
How does se me ensució work to mean "got dirty on me"?
This is the accidental se construction. The suede (la gamuza) is the grammatical subject, and it technically dirtied itself (se ensució). The me is an indirect object pronoun showing who was affected by this accident. It is much more natural than saying ensucié la gamuza (I dirtied the suede), which would imply you did it on purpose.
Does así que trigger the subjunctive in this sentence?
No, así que (meaning "so" or "therefore") simply states the result of a fact and is followed by the indicative, which is why we see the indicative verb vengo right after it. The subjunctive limpien at the end is triggered entirely by the purpose phrase a que.
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