Phrase · 🧾 Complaints and claims
El producto llegó defectuoso y fuera del plazo acordado.
The product arrived faulty and after the agreed deadline.
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Why every word is where it is
Eldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiteproductonounproductmasc. · sing.llegóverbarrived, reachedllegar · past · 3rd sing.defectuoso1adjectivefaulty, defectivemasc. · sing.yconjunctionandfuera2adverboutside; (fuera de) beyonddelprepositionof the, from thedeplazonoundeadline, periodmasc. · sing.acordado3verbagreedacordar · participle · masc. · sing..
- llegó → producto: subject
- defectuoso → producto: m. sg.
- acordado → plazo: m. sg.
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1A predicative adjective: it agrees with producto (m. sg.). Describing nouns: adjective agreement and modifiers →
- 2fuera de plazo = after the deadline.
- 3el plazo acordado = the agreed deadline: a participle used as an adjective. Non-finite clauses: infinitive, gerund and participle constructions →