Phrase · ⚖️ Legal and administrative language
De no hacerlo así, se le tendrá por desistido de su solicitud.
If you fail to do so, your application will be deemed withdrawn.
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Why every word is where it is
De1prepositionif (of)no1adverbnothacerlo1verbdoing ithacer · infinitiveasíadverbso, thus,sepronoun(impersonal se)3rdleobject pronounyou (usted)usted · 3rd sing. · indirect objecttendrá2verbwill be heldtener · future · 3rd sing.por2prepositionas (for)desistido3verbhaving withdrawndesistir · participle · masc. · sing.de3prepositionfromsudetermineryour3rd sing.solicitudnounapplicationfem. · sing..
- De → hacerlo: de + infinitive: condition
- tendrá → desistido: tener por + participle: deem
- desistido → de: desistir de
- le → tendrá: le: the applicant
Word for word: “Of not doing it thus, you will be held as having withdrawn from your application.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1de no + infinitive = if you do not: a formal condition (= si no lo hace). lo stands for the required step. The extended conditional system: de + infinitive, hubiera and colloquial patterns →
- 2tener por + participle = to deem: se le tendrá por desistido = your application will be deemed withdrawn. Formal register: impersonalisation, nominalisation and correspondence →
- 3desistir de = to withdraw (an application). The participle agrees with the person: desistida for a woman. Verbs with prepositions →
Variations
- Si no lo hace, se le tendrá por desistido de su solicitud.
- En caso contrario, se le tendrá por desistida de su petición.
- De no hacerlo, se archivará su solicitud sin más trámite.