Phrase · 😔 Regrets and reproaches
Me arrepiento de no haber viajado más cuando era joven.
I regret not travelling more when I was young.
B2regretting reproachingAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Me1object pronoun(myself)yo · 1st sing. · direct objectarrepiento1verbI regretarrepentir · present · 1st sing.de1prepositionofnoadverbnothaber2verbhavinginfinitiveviajado2verbtravelledviajar · participle · past · masc. · sing.másadverbmorecuandoconjunctionwhenera3verbI wasser · imperfect · 1st sing.jovenadjectiveyoungsing..
- arrepiento → de: prep
- arrepiento → haber: obj
- era → joven: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1arrepentirse de = to regret: reflexive, e → ie (me arrepiento), and always with de. Verbs with prepositions →
- 2no haber viajado: the perfect infinitive (haber + participle) places the regret in the past. Past unreal conditions: pluperfect subjunctive and conditional perfect →
- 3cuando era joven: imperfect for a past stage of life. Imperfect: forms and uses →
Variations
- Me arrepiento de no haber viajado más de joven.