Phrase · 📢 Reporting news and promises
La profesora dijo que el examen sería la semana siguiente.
The teacher said the exam would be the following week.
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Why every word is where it is
Ladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definiteprofesoranounteacherprofesor · fem. · sing.dijoverbsaiddecir · past · 3rd sing.queconjunctionthateldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiteexamen3nounexam, testmasc. · sing.sería1verbwould beser · conditional · 3rd sing.la2determinertheel · fem. · sing. · definitesemana2nounweekfem. · sing.siguiente2adjectivefollowingsing..
- dijo → sería: tense
- examen → sería: agree
- semana → siguiente: agree
- profesora → La: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1sería: «El examen será…» becomes conditional after dijo que. Events (exams, parties, meetings) take ser. Reported speech II: commands, questions and time shifts →
- 2la semana que viene → la semana siguiente: reporting later, "next week" becomes "the following week", usually with no preposition. Reported speech II: commands, questions and time shifts →
- 3el examen = a school or university test. A medical test is un análisis or un estudio.
Variations
- La profesora dijo que el examen iba a ser la semana siguiente.