Phrase · 😔 Regrets and reproaches
Lástima que hayan cerrado la librería de la esquina; era mi lugar favorito.
Shame they closed the bookshop on the corner; it was my favourite place.
B2regretting reproachinginformalAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Lástima1noun(what a) shamefem. · sing.queconjunctionthathayan1verbhavehaber · subjunctive · present · 3rd pl.cerrado1verbclosedcerrar · participle · past · masc. · sing.ladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definitelibrería2nounbookshopfem. · sing.deprepositionofladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definiteesquinanouncornerfem. · sing.;eraverbit wasser · imperfect · 3rd sing.mideterminermy1st sing.lugarnounplacemasc. · sing.favoritoadjectivefavouritemasc. · sing..
- Lástima → hayan: mood
- cerrado → librería: obj
- lugar → mi: agree
- lugar → favorito: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1(Qué) lástima que + present perfect subjunctive: regret about something that has already happened. The they is impersonal. Present perfect subjunctive →
- 2librería = bookshop; a library is a biblioteca.
Variations
- Qué lástima que hayan cerrado la librería de la esquina; era mi lugar favorito.
- Es una lástima que hayan cerrado la librería de la esquina; era mi lugar favorito.