Phrase · 📝 Formal requests
Le agradecería que me enviara la información lo antes posible.
I would be grateful if you could send me the information as soon as possible.
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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place
Le1pronom complément(to) you (formal)él · 3e pers. sing. · COIagradecería2verbeI would be gratefulagradecer · conditionnel · 1re pers. sing.queconjonctionthat, ifmepronom complément(to) meyo · 1re pers. sing. · COIenviara3verbeyou sentenviar · subjonctif · imparfait · 3e pers. sing.ladéterminanttheel · fém. · sing. · définiinformación4nominformationfém. · sing.lo5déterminanttheel · sing. · définiantes5adverbesoonest (lit. before)posible5adjectifpossiblesing..
- agradecería → enviara: tense
- agradecería → Le: iobj
- enviara → información: obj
- información → la: agree
Mot à mot : “I would thank you that you sent me the information the soonest possible.”
Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi
Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.
- 1Le = to you (usted): the formal indirect object of letters and emails to strangers. Indirect object pronouns and doubling →
- 2agradecería: conditional of politeness, more distant than le agradezco. Conditional: forms and uses →
- 3After a conditional main verb, the subjunctive moves to the imperfect: agradecería que me enviara. Sequence of tenses in the subjunctive →
- 4la información usually stays singular in Spanish, even for many details.
- 5lo antes posible = as soon as possible: neuter lo + adverb + posible.
Variantes
- Le agradecería que me enviase la información lo antes posible.
- Le agradecería que me mandara la información lo antes posible.
- Le agradecería que me enviara la información a la mayor brevedad.