Phrase · 🩺 At the doctor: symptoms and treatment
Es mejor que guarde reposo hasta que le baje la inflamación.
It's best for you to rest until the swelling goes down.
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Why every word is where it is
Es1verbit isser · present · 3rd sing.mejor1adjectivebetter, bestsing.queconjunctionthatguarde1verbyou keepguardar · subjunctive · present · 3rd sing.reposo2nounrestmasc. · sing.hasta3prepositionuntilqueconjunctionthatleobject pronoun(for) youél · 3rd sing. · indirect objectbaje3verbgoes downbajar · subjunctive · present · 3rd sing.ladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definiteinflamaciónnounswelling, inflammationfem. · sing..
- Es → guarde: mood
- hasta → baje: mood
- inflamación → baje: agree
- baje → le: iobj
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Es mejor que + present subjunctive: advice given as a value judgement. Subjunctive: value judgements and impersonal expressions →
- 2guardar reposo = to rest, to stay in bed (a medical phrase).
- 3hasta que + subjunctive for a future moment. Time clauses: cuando, antes de que, hasta que →
Variations
- Es mejor que haga reposo hasta que le baje la inflamación.