Phrase · 🤝 Negotiating conditions
Firmamos el contrato mañana, a menos que ustedes tengan alguna objeción.
We'll sign the contract tomorrow, unless you have any objections.
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Why every word is where it is
Firmamos2verbwe'll signfirmar · present · 1st pl.eldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitecontratonouncontractmasc. · sing.mañanaadverbtomorrow,a1prepositionunless (a menos que)menos1adverbunless (a menos que)que1conjunctionunless (a menos que)ustedespronounyouusted · 2nd pl.tengan1verbhavetener · subjunctive · present · 3rd pl.algunadetermineranyalguno · fem. · sing.objeciónnounobjectionfem. · sing..
- Firmamos → contrato: obj
- a → tengan: mood
- ustedes → tengan: agree
- objeción → alguna: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1A menos que + subjunctive = unless; same as a no ser que and salvo que. Conditional connectors: siempre que, con tal de que, a no ser que, por si →
- 2Firmamos: the present tense often states a fixed plan for the near future. Firmar = to sign. Present tense: spelling-change verbs and other uses of the present →
Variations
- Firmamos el contrato mañana, a no ser que ustedes tengan alguna objeción.