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Disculpen la interrupción; solo quería aclarar un detalle.
Sorry for the interruption; I just wanted to clarify one detail.
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Why every word is where it is
Disculpen1verbexcuse (you all)disculpar · imperative · 3rd pl.ladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definiteinterrupciónnouninterruptionfem. · sing.;soloadverbjustquería2verbI wantedquerer · imperfect · 1st sing.aclarar3verbto clarifyinfinitiveundeterminera, oneuno · masc. · sing. · indefinitedetallenoundetailmasc. · sing..
- Disculpen → interrupción: obj
- quería → aclarar: obj
- detalle → un: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Disculpen: an ustedes command, polite to a group. To one person: disculpe (usted) or disculpa (tú). Affirmative imperative →
- 2quería: the imperfect softens a request or an interruption, like English “I just wanted to…”. Imperfect: forms and uses →
- 3aclarar = to clarify. Spanish esclarecer exists but is formal (solving a case, a crime).