Phrase · 🧾 Complaints and claims
Lamento tener que quejarme, pero la calidad del servicio empeoró muchísimo.
I'm sorry to have to complain, but the quality of the service has got much worse.
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Why every word is where it is
Lamento1verbI regretlamentar · present · 1st sing.tenerverbhavinginfinitivequeconjunctionthatquejarme2verbto complainquejar · infinitive,peroconjunctionbutladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definitecalidadnounqualityfem. · sing.delprepositionof thedeservicionounservicemasc. · sing.empeoró3verbgot worseempeorar · past · 3rd sing.muchísimoadverbvery much.
- Lamento → tener: obj
- calidad → empeoró: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Lamento + infinitive (same subject) = I'm sorry to…; with a new subject: lamento que + subjunctive. Subjunctive: emotions and reactions →
- 2quejarse = to complain; the pronoun attaches to the infinitive: quejarme. Reflexive verbs and daily routine →
- 3empeoró: Latin America often uses the preterite for change up to now (Spain: ha empeorado). Present perfect vs preterite (Spain vs Latin America) →
Variations
- Siento tener que quejarme, pero la calidad del servicio empeoró muchísimo.