Phrase · ⚠️ Conditions and warnings
De lo contrario, nos veremos obligados a tomar medidas.
Otherwise, we will be forced to take action.
C1formal warningformalAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Deprepositionof, fromlodeterminerthe (neuter)el · definitecontrario1adjective(de lo contrario) otherwisemasc. · sing.,nospronounus, to us, ourselvesnosotros · 1st pl.veremos2verbwe will see; (vernos obligados) we will be forcedver · future · 1st pl.obligados3adjectiveforced, obligedobligado · masc. · pl.aprepositionto, attomarverbto takeinfinitivemedidasnounmeasures; (tomar medidas) to take actionmedida · fem. · pl..
- nos → veremos: pronominal verb
- obligados → nos: m. pl.
- obligados → tomar: obligado a + infinitive
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1De lo contrario = otherwise: the warning after a request. Neuter lo: lo + adjective, lo de, lo … que →
- 2verse obligado a + infinitive = be forced to.
- 3Agrees with nosotros: masculine plural.