Phrase · 🎩 Elevated register
El nuevo director, dicho sea de paso, no tiene experiencia en el sector.
The new director, incidentally, has no experience in the sector.
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Why every word is where it is
Eldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitenuevo2adjectivenewmasc. · sing.directornoundirectormasc. · sing.,dicho1verbsaiddecir · participle · masc. · sing.sea1verbbe itser · subjunctive · present · 3rd sing.de1prepositioninpaso1nounpassingmasc. · sing.,noadverbnottieneverbhastener · present · 3rd sing.experiencianounexperiencefem. · sing.enprepositionineldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitesectornounsectormasc. · sing..
- dicho → paso: dicho sea de paso: incidentally
- nuevo → director: nuevo agrees with director
- director → tiene: el nuevo director → tiene
- experiencia → en: experiencia en + field
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1dicho sea de paso = incidentally, let it be said in passing: participle + frozen subjunctive sea. Often slips in a criticism. Literary and archaic style →
- 2nuevo before the noun = newly appointed; after it (un coche nuevo) = brand-new. Describing nouns: adjective agreement and modifiers →
Variations
- El nuevo director, por cierto, no tiene experiencia en el sector.
- Dicho sea de paso, el nuevo director carece de experiencia en el sector.
- El nuevo director, entre paréntesis, no tiene experiencia en el sector.