Phrase · 🧾 Complaints and claims
El aparato sigue en garantía, así que la reparación debería ser gratuita.
The device is still under warranty, so the repair should be free.
C1invoking the warrantyAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Eldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiteaparatonoundevice, appliancemasc. · sing.sigue1verbis still; (seguir en garantía) be still under warrantyseguir · present · 3rd sing.enprepositionin, on, atgarantíanounwarranty, guaranteefem. · sing.,así2adverblike this, soqueconjunctionthatladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definitereparaciónnounrepairfem. · sing.debería3verbshould, ought todeber · conditional · 3rd sing.serverbto beinfinitivegratuitaadjectivefree (of charge)gratuito · fem. · sing..
- sigue → aparato: subject
- debería → ser: deber + infinitive
- gratuita → reparación: f. sg.
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1seguir en garantía = to still be under warranty.
- 2así que = so: it introduces the consequence. Cause and consequence: ya que, debido a, así que, tan… que →
- 3The conditional of deber states what should happen, firmly but politely. Conditional: forms and uses →