Phrase · ⚖️ Legal and administrative language
Las partes acuerdan someterse a los tribunales de Bogotá.
The parties agree to submit to the courts of Bogotá.
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Why every word is where it is
Lasdeterminertheel · fem. · pl. · definitepartes1nounpartiesparte · fem. · pl.acuerdan2verbagreeacordar · present · 3rd pl.someterse3verbto submit (themselves)infinitivea3prepositiontolosdeterminertheel · masc. · pl. · definitetribunalesnouncourtstribunal · masc. · pl.deprepositionofBogotánounBogotá.
- acuerdan → partes: acuerdan agrees with las partes
- acuerdan → someterse: acordar + infinitive
- someterse → a: someterse a
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1las partes = the parties to the contract. The contract speaks of them in the third person. Formal register: impersonalisation, nominalisation and correspondence →
- 2acordar + infinitive = to agree to. Stem change: acuerdan. The present states what the contract establishes. Present tense: stem-changing verbs (e → ie, o → ue, e → i, u → ue) →
- 3someterse a = to submit to a court's jurisdiction. The pronoun attaches to the infinitive. Verbs with prepositions →
Variations
- Las partes convienen en someterse a los tribunales de Bogotá.
- Ambas partes se someten a la jurisdicción de los tribunales de Bogotá.
- Las partes acuerdan someter cualquier controversia a los jueces de Bogotá.