Phrase · 🙇 Apologising and making excuses

Es que no sabía que era tan importante para ti.

It’s just that I didn’t know it was so important to you.

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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place

Es1verbeit’s (that)ser · présent · 3e pers. sing.que1conjonctionthatnoadverbenotsabía2verbeI knewsaber · imparfait · 1re pers. sing.queconjonctionthatera2verbeit wasser · imparfait · 3e pers. sing.tanadverbesoimportanteadjectifimportantsing.para3prépositionfor, toti3pronomyoutú · 2e pers. sing..

Es → que: es que (excuse)
sabía → era: sabía que → imperfect
tan → importante: tan + adjective
para → ti: para + ti

Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi

Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.

1
es que = it’s just that: it softens an excuse. Connectors and discourse markers B1 →
2
no sabía que era: imperfect for what you knew (or didn’t) at the time. Narrative past system: pluperfect, past progressive, iba a →
3
para ti: after a preposition, tú becomes ti, with no accent. Subject pronouns and forms of address: tú, usted, ustedes →

Variantes

Es que no sabía que era tan importante para usted.
Es que no me imaginaba que te importaba tanto.