Phrase · 🎲 Certainty, doubt and probability
Lo más probable es que no nos devuelvan el depósito.
Most likely they won't give us back the deposit.
B2expressing certaintyAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Lo1determinerthe (… thing)el · masc. · sing. · definitemás1adverbmostprobable1adjectivelikelysing.es1verbisser · present · 3rd sing.queconjunctionthatnoadverbnotnosobject pronoun(to) usnosotros · 1st pl. · indirect objectdevuelvan1verbthey give backdevolver · subjunctive · present · 3rd pl.eldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitedepósitonoundepositmasc. · sing..
- probable → es: agree
- es → devuelvan: mood
- devuelvan → nos: iobj
- devuelvan → depósito: obj
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Lo más probable es que + subjunctive = most likely: high probability, still subjunctive. Opinion, certainty and possibility: indicative or subjunctive →
Variations
- Lo más seguro es que no nos devuelvan el depósito.