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Por eso te lo digo.

Por eso te lo digo.
That's why I am telling you.
From Lesson 173:Linking ideas (por eso, así que, sobre todo)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Por eso te lo digo.

Why do we use por eso here instead of para eso?
The preposition por is used to show the cause or reason for an action. The phrase por eso is a very common set expression that translates to 'for that reason' or 'that's why.'
Why are the pronouns te and lo placed before the verb, and why in that exact order?
In Spanish, object pronouns go directly before a conjugated verb. When you use two pronouns together, the indirect object (who is receiving the action, here te) always goes before the direct object (what is being said, here lo). Think of it literally as 'to you it I say.'
Why is lo included in this sentence when there is no 'it' in the English translation?
The pronoun lo stands in for whatever fact or story is being told. While in English you can just say 'I am telling you,' Spanish uses lo to complete the meaning of decir (to say/tell), making it literally 'I am telling it to you.'
I know the infinitive is decir (to tell), so why is the 'I' form digo?
The verb decir is highly irregular in the present tense for the yo (I) form. It takes a 'go' ending, making it digo. You will see this same irregular pattern in other common verbs at this level, like tener (tengo) and hacer (hago).

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