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Phrase · 🪶 Hedging and softening

Al parecer, el vuelo sale con retraso.

Apparently, the flight is leaving late.

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Why every word is where it is

Alprepositionto theaparecer1verbto seem; (al parecer) apparentlyinfinitive,eldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitevuelonounflightmasc. · sing.sale2verbcomes out, works outsalir · present · 3rd sing.conprepositionwithretraso3noundelay; (con retraso) latemasc. · sing..
  • sale → vuelo: subject

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    Al parecer = apparently: a fixed hedge, slightly more formal than por lo visto.
  2. 2
    Present for a scheduled event: sale = is leaving. Present tense: spelling-change verbs and other uses of the present →
  3. 3
    con retraso = late, delayed.