Phrase · 📝 Formal requests
Le agradecería que bajara un poco el volumen de la música.
I'd appreciate it if you turned the music down a little.
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Why every word is where it is
Leobject pronounto youél · 3rd sing. · indirect objectagradecería1verbI would be gratefulagradecer · conditional · 1st sing.que1conjunctionif (lit. that)bajara2verbyou turned downbajar · subjunctive · imperfect · 3rd sing.undeterminerauno · masc. · sing. · indefinitepocoadverblittleeldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitevolumennounvolumemasc. · sing.deprepositionofladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definitemúsicanounmusicfem. · sing..
- agradecería → Le: iobj
- agradecería → bajara: tense
- bajara → volumen: obj
- música → la: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Le agradecería que + imperfect subjunctive: a polite but firm request to usted. Spanish uses que, not si. Sequence of tenses in the subjunctive →
- 2bajara (or bajase): imperfect subjunctive of bajar, here to turn down. Imperfect subjunctive: forms and uses →
Variations
- Le agradecería que bajase un poco el volumen de la música.