Phrase · 🤝 Negotiating conditions
Antes de firmar, quiero que todo quede por escrito.
Before signing, I want everything put in writing.
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Why every word is where it is
Antes1adverbbeforede1prepositionoffirmar1verbsigninginfinitive,quiero2verbI wantquerer · present · 1st sing.queconjunctionthattodopronouneverythingmasc. · sing.quede2verbis left, ends upquedar · subjunctive · present · 3rd sing.por3prepositioninescrito3nounwritingmasc. · sing..
- Antes → de: prep
- quiero → quede: mood
- todo → quede: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Antes de + infinitive when the subject is the same: antes de firmar (before I sign). Time clauses: cuando, antes de que, hasta que →
- 2Quiero que + subjunctive (quede): a wish about something else. Quedar por escrito = to be put in writing. Subjunctive: wishes and influence →
- 3Por escrito = in writing; the opposite is de palabra (verbally).