Wendung · 💼 Work and job interviews
Renuncié porque no me pagaban las horas extra.
I quit because they didn’t pay me for overtime.
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Warum jedes Wort dort steht, wo es steht
Renuncié1VerbI quit (resigned)renunciar · Vergangenheit · 1. Pers. Sg.porqueKonjunktionbecausenoAdverbnotmeObjektpronomen(to) me1. Pers. Sg. · indirektes Objektpagaban2Verbthey paidpagar · Imperfekt · 3. Pers. Pl.lasBegleitertheel · fem. · Pl. · bestimmthoras3Nomenhourshora · fem. · Pl.extra3AdjektivextraPl..
- me → pagaban: me → indirect object
- pagaban → horas: object of pagar
- las → horas: f. pl.
- horas → extra: horas extra
Warum sie so gebaut ist
Die Hinweise passen zu den Nummern oben.
- 1renunciar = to quit, resign; the preterite marks a single decision. Preterite vs imperfect in narration →
- 2pagaban: imperfect for the repeated situation behind the decision; “they” = the company. Preterite vs imperfect in narration →
- 3las horas extra = overtime; extra often stays invariable (horas extras is also heard).
Varianten
- Dejé el trabajo porque no me pagaban las horas extra.
- Renuncié porque no me pagaban las horas extras.