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Acepto el trabajo, siempre y cuando pueda trabajar desde casa dos días por semana.

I'll take the job, as long as I can work from home two days a week.

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Why every word is where it is

AceptoverbI accept, I takeaceptar · present · 1st sing.eldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitetrabajonounjobmasc. · sing.,siempre1adverb(siempre y cuando) as long asyconjunctionandcuandoconjunction(siempre y cuando) as long aspueda2verbI can (subj.)poder · subjunctive · present · 1st sing.trabajarverbto workinfinitivedesdeprepositionsince, fromcasanounhome, housefem. · sing.dosdeterminertwodíasnoundaysdía · masc. · pl.por3prepositionfor, by, through, because ofsemananounweekfem. · sing..
  • siempre → pueda: siempre y cuando + subjunctive
  • pueda → trabajar: poder + infinitive

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    siempre y cuando + subjunctive = as long as, provided that. Conditional connectors: siempre que, con tal de que, a no ser que, por si →
  2. 2
    Subjunctive: the condition has not been met yet. Conditional connectors: siempre que, con tal de que, a no ser que, por si →
  3. 3
    dos días por semana = two days a week.