Wendung · 💭 Hypotheses in every register
De haberlo sabido, no habría venido.
Had I known, I wouldn't have come.
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De1Präpositionif (lit. of)haberlo2Verbhaving … ithaber · InfinitivsabidoVerbknownsaber · Partizip · mask. · Sg.,noAdverbnothabría3VerbI would havehaber · Konditional · 1. Pers. Sg.venido3Verbcomevenir · Partizip · mask. · Sg..
- De → haberlo: de + infinitive: condition
- haberlo → sabido: haber + participle
- habría → venido: habría + participle: unreal past
Wörtlich: “Of having known it, I wouldn't have come.”
Warum sie so gebaut ist
Die Hinweise passen zu den Nummern oben.
- 1de + compound infinitive = a past condition: de haberlo sabido = had I known (= si lo hubiera sabido). Formal. The extended conditional system: de + infinitive, hubiera and colloquial patterns →
- 2The pronoun lo attaches to the infinitive: haberlo sabido. It refers to the fact you learnt.
- 3Conditional perfect: the unreal result in the past. No hubiera venido is also correct. Past unreal conditions: pluperfect subjunctive and conditional perfect →
Varianten
- Si lo hubiera sabido, no habría venido.
- Si lo hubiera sabido, no hubiera venido.
- De saberlo, no habría venido.