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La jefa nos pidió que termináramos el informe antes del viernes.
The boss asked us to finish the report before Friday.
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Why every word is where it is
Ladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definitejefa1nounbossjefe · fem. · sing.nosobject pronoun(to) usnosotros · 1st pl. · indirect objectpidió2verbaskedpedir · past · 3rd sing.queconjunctionthattermináramos2verbwe finishedterminar · subjunctive · imperfect · 1st pl.eldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiteinforme3nounreportmasc. · sing.antesadverbbeforedelprepositionof thedeviernesnounFridaymasc. · sing..
- jefa → pidió: agree
- pidió → nos: iobj
- pidió → termináramos: tense
- termináramos → informe: obj
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1la jefa: jefe has a normal feminine form. Nouns: gender and number →
- 2Past pidió que → imperfect subjunctive termináramos (sequence of tenses), with an accent on -áramos. Sequence of tenses in the subjunctive →
- 3el informe = the report.
Variations
- La jefa nos pidió que terminásemos el informe antes del viernes.