Phrase · 🧾 Complaints and claims
Lamento tener que decirlo, pero la atención ha sido pésima.
I'm sorry to have to say it, but the service has been dreadful.
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Why every word is where it is
Lamento1verbI am sorry about, I regretlamentar · present · 1st sing.tenerverbto haveinfinitivequeconjunctionthatdecirloverbto say itdecir · infinitive,peroconjunctionbutladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definiteatención2nounattention; (atención al cliente) customer servicefem. · sing.haverbhas (auxiliary)haber · present · 3rd sing.sidoverbbeenser · participle · masc. · sing.pésima3adjectivedreadful, very badpésimo · fem. · sing..
- Lamento → tener: lamentar + infinitive
- tener → decirlo: tener que + infinitive
- pésima → atención: f. sg.
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1lamentar + infinitive when the subject is the same: lamento tener que decirlo. Non-finite clauses: infinitive, gerund and participle constructions →
- 2la atención (al cliente) = customer service.
- 3pésimo = dreadful; it agrees with atención.