Phrase · 😔 Regrets and reproaches
Si lo hubiera sabido, te habría avisado.
If I'd known, I would have told you.
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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place
Si1conjonctioniflo2pronom complémentitél · 3e pers. sing. · CODhubiera1verbehadhaber · subjonctif · imparfait · 1re pers. sing.sabido1verbeknownsaber · participe · passé · masc. · sing.,tepronom complémentyoutú · 2e pers. sing. · CODhabría3verbewould havehaber · conditionnel · 1re pers. sing.avisado3verbetold, warnedavisar · participe · passé · masc. · sing..
- Si → hubiera: mood
- hubiera → habría: corr
- sabido → lo: obj
- avisado → te: obj
Mot à mot : “If I had known it, I would have warned you.”
Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi
Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.
- 1Si + pluperfect subjunctive (hubiera sabido): a past condition that never happened. Never ✗ si habría sabido. Past unreal conditions: pluperfect subjunctive and conditional perfect →
- 2lo stands for the whole fact (neuter it). Spanish needs it here; English and Portuguese usually leave it out. Direct object pronouns and personal a →
- 3Conditional perfect (habría avisado): the result that didn’t happen. Te hubiera avisado is also correct. Past unreal conditions: pluperfect subjunctive and conditional perfect →
Variantes
- Si lo hubiese sabido, te habría avisado.
- Si lo hubiera sabido, te hubiera avisado.
- Te habría avisado si lo hubiera sabido.