Phrase · 🤝 Negotiating and reaching agreements
Tendría que consultarlo con la dirección antes de comprometerme.
I'd have to check with management before committing.
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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place
Tendría1verbeI would havetener · conditionnel · 1re pers. sing.queconjonctionthatconsultarloverbeto consult about it, to check itconsultar · infinitifconprépositionwithladéterminanttheel · fém. · sing. · définidirección2nommanagement; address; directionfém. · sing.antesadverbebeforedeprépositionof, fromcomprometerme3verbeto commit myselfcomprometer · infinitif.
- Tendría → consultarlo: tener que + infinitive
- antes → comprometerme: antes de + infinitive
Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi
Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.
- 1The conditional makes the delay sound polite: I would have to… Modal and stylistic uses of tenses →
- 2la dirección = management, the board.
- 3antes de + infinitive, with the pronoun attached: before I commit. Non-finite clauses: infinitive, gerund and participle constructions →