Phrase · 📝 Formal requests
Les agradeceríamos que respondieran a esta encuesta antes del viernes.
We would be grateful if you could answer this survey before Friday.
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Why every word is where it is
Lesobject pronounto youél · 3rd pl. · indirect objectagradeceríamos1verbwe would be gratefulagradecer · conditional · 1st pl.que1conjunctionif (lit. that)respondieran2verbyou answeredresponder · subjunctive · imperfect · 3rd pl.aprepositiontoestadeterminerthiseste · fem. · sing.encuesta3nounsurveyfem. · sing.antesadverbbeforedelprepositionof the (de + el)deviernesnounFridaymasc. · sing..
- agradeceríamos → Les: iobj
- agradeceríamos → respondieran: tense
- respondieran → a: prep
- encuesta → esta: agree
Word for word: “We would thank you that you answered this survey before Friday.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Les agradeceríamos que + imperfect subjunctive = we would be grateful if you… A conditional main verb calls for the imperfect subjunctive. Sequence of tenses in the subjunctive →
- 2respondieran (or respondiesen): take respondieron, drop -ron, add -ran. Imperfect subjunctive: forms and uses →
- 3Encuesta = survey, questionnaire.
Variations
- Les agradeceríamos que respondiesen a esta encuesta antes del viernes.