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agobiar a alguien con preguntas

Grammar & Usage

verbal phrase

neutral

How it works

Formed by the transitive verb 'agobiar' (to overwhelm/burden), the personal preposition 'a' preceding the human direct object ('alguien'), and the prepositional phrase 'con preguntas' specifying the cause or means. The verb 'agobiar' conjugates regularly as a standard -ar verb in all tenses.

Sample sentences

No lo agobies con tantas preguntas en su primer día de trabajo.

Don't overwhelm him with so many questions on his first day of work.

Los periodistas agobiaron al ministro con preguntas sobre el nuevo escándalo.

The journalists bombarded the minister with questions about the new scandal.

Siempre que llego a casa, mi hermana me agobia con preguntas sobre mi vida personal.

Whenever I get home, my sister overwhelms me with questions about my personal life.

Quick facts

verb_conjugation:Regular -ar verb (agobiar / agobiado / agobiando)

preposition_usage:Requires personal 'a' before specific people; uses 'con' to indicate the instrument/source of overwhelm

reflexive_counterpart:Agobiarse (to get overwhelmed)

Often used with

acribillar a preguntas

bombardear con preguntas

abrumar a alguien

agobiarse por nada

sentirse agobiado

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Example

No lo agobies con tantas preguntas en su primer día de trabajo.

Don't overwhelm him with so many questions on his first day of work.

Los periodistas agobiaron al ministro con preguntas sobre el nuevo escándalo.

The journalists bombarded the minister with questions about the new scandal.