Phrase · 🕵️ Speculating about the past
Lo más seguro es que no haya oído el timbre.
Most likely he didn't hear the doorbell.
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Why every word is where it is
Lo1determinerthe (lo más seguro = most likely)el · masc. · sing. · definitemás1adverbmostseguro1adjectivecertainmasc. · sing.esverbisser · present · 3rd sing.queconjunctionthatnoadverbnothaya2verbhashaber · subjunctive · present · 3rd sing.oído2verbheardoír · participle · past · masc. · sing.eldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitetimbre3noundoorbellmasc. · sing..
- seguro → haya: mood
- oído → timbre: obj
- timbre → el: agree
Word for word: “The most certain is that he has not heard the doorbell.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Lo más seguro es que = most likely, the safest bet is that. It is followed by the subjunctive. Opinion, certainty and possibility: indicative or subjunctive →
- 2haya oído: present perfect subjunctive for a just-finished event inside a guess. Note the accent on oído. Present perfect subjunctive →
- 3el timbre = the doorbell; tocar el timbre = to ring the bell.
Variations
- Lo más probable es que no haya oído el timbre.