Phrase · 🎲 Certainty, doubt and probability
Me extrañaría que no aprobara el examen; estudió muchísimo.
I'd be surprised if she didn't pass the exam; she studied really hard.
B2expressing certaintyAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Me1object pronoun(to) meyo · 1st sing. · indirect objectextrañaría1verbwould surpriseextrañar · conditional · 3rd sing.queconjunctionthatnoadverbnotaprobara1verbshe passedaprobar · subjunctive · imperfect · 3rd sing.eldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiteexamen2nounexammasc. · sing.;estudióverbshe studiedestudiar · past · 3rd sing.muchísimoadverbvery much.
- extrañaría → Me: iobj
- extrañaría → aprobara: tense
- aprobara → examen: obj
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Me extrañaría que + imperfect subjunctive = I'd be surprised if…: a polite way of saying it's very unlikely. Imperfect subjunctive: forms and uses →
- 2aprobar un examen = to pass an exam.
Variations
- Me extrañaría que no aprobase el examen; estudió muchísimo.
- Me sorprendería que no aprobara el examen; estudió muchísimo.