Phrase · 😤 Complaints and problems
Disculpe, esto no es lo que pedí.
Excuse me, this isn’t what I ordered.
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Why every word is where it is
Disculpe1verbexcuse me (usted)disculpar · imperative · 3rd sing.,esto2pronounthisestenoadverbnotesverbisser · present · 3rd sing.lo3determiner(lo que =) whatel · definiteque3pronoun(lo que =) whatpedíverbI orderedpedir · past · 1st sing..
- esto → es: esto → es (3rd sg.)
- lo → que: lo que = what
- que → pedí: object of pedir
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Disculpe: the usted command of disculpar, a polite way to get a waiter’s attention. Negative imperative and imperative with pronouns →
- 2esto = this (thing): the neuter form, for something you don’t name. Demonstratives and place words: este, ese, aquel →
- 3lo que = what (the thing that). Never qué here. Relative clauses I: que, quien, donde, lo que →
Variations
- Perdón, esto no es lo que pedí.
- Disculpa, esto no es lo que pedimos.