Phrase · 🧾 Complaints and claims
Les escribo para expresar mi descontento con la atención recibida en su sucursal.
I am writing to express my dissatisfaction with the service I received at your branch.
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Why every word is where it is
Lesobject pronoun(to) you (formal)él · 3rd pl. · indirect objectescribo1verbI writeescribir · present · 1st sing.para1prepositionto (in order to)expresarverbexpressinfinitivemideterminermy1st sing.descontento2noundissatisfactionmasc. · sing.conprepositionwithladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definiteatención2nounservicefem. · sing.recibidaverbreceivedrecibir · participle · past · fem. · sing.enprepositioninsudetermineryour3rd sing.sucursalnounbranchfem. · sing..
- escribo → Les: iobj
- escribo → para: prep
- atención → recibida: agree
- sucursal → su: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Les escribo para + infinitive = I am writing to…: the standard opening of a formal email, in the simple present. Purpose: para + infinitive vs para que + subjunctive →
- 2descontento con la atención: atención = customer service; descontento = dissatisfaction.
Variations
- Les escribo para manifestar mi descontento con la atención recibida en su sucursal.