Phrase · 📰 Reacting to news
Lamento mucho la pérdida de su madre.
I’m very sorry for the loss of your mother.
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Why every word is where it is
Lamento1verbI’m sorry forlamentar · present · 1st sing.muchoadverbvery muchladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definitepérdidanounlossfem. · sing.deprepositionofsu2determineryour (usted)3rd sing.madrenounmotherfem. · sing..
- Lamento → pérdida: object of lamentar
- la → pérdida: f. sg.
- su → madre: possessive + noun
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1lamentar = to be sorry for, more formal than sentir; it takes a direct object. Subjunctive: emotions and reactions →
- 2su = your here: the possessive of usted. Possessive determiners: mi, tu, su, nuestro →
Variations
- Lamento mucho la pérdida de tu mamá.
- Siento mucho la muerte de su madre.