Phrase · 🪶 Hedging and softening
No quisiera parecer pesada, pero ¿pudiste revisar mi correo?
I don't want to be a pain, but did you get a chance to look at my email?
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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place
Noadverbenot, noquisiera1verbeI would likequerer · subjonctif · imparfait · 1re pers. sing.parecerverbeto seem, to lookinfinitifpesada2adjectiftiresome, a pain; heavypesado · fém. · sing.,peroconjonctionbut¿pudiste3verbeyou managed to, you couldpoder · passé · 2e pers. sing.revisarverbeto check, to reviewinfinitifmidéterminantmy1re pers. sing.correonomemail; mailmasc. · sing.?
- quisiera → parecer: querer + infinitive
- parecer → pesada: f. sg. (the speaker)
- pudiste → revisar: poder + infinitive
Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi
Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.
- 1quisiera (imperfect subjunctive) is the most polite form of querer. Imperfect subjunctive: forms and uses →
- 2pesado = tiresome, a pain; it agrees with the speaker, a woman here.
- 3Preterite of poder = managed to, had a chance to. Preterite II: irregular stems and -ir stem changes →