Phrase · 📝 Formal requests
Me gustaría que me explicara por qué rechazaron mi solicitud.
I'd like you to explain to me why my application was rejected.
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Why every word is where it is
Me1object pronounto meyo · 1st sing. · indirect objectgustaría1verbwould like (lit. would please)gustar · conditional · 3rd sing.queconjunctionthatmeobject pronounto meyo · 1st sing. · indirect objectexplicara2verbyou explainedexplicar · subjunctive · imperfect · 3rd sing.porprepositionwhy (por qué)quépronounwhatrechazaron3verbthey rejectedrechazar · past · 3rd pl.mideterminermy1st sing.solicitudnounapplicationfem. · sing..
- gustaría → explicara: tense
- explicara → me: iobj
- rechazaron → solicitud: obj
- solicitud → mi: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Me gustaría que + imperfect subjunctive: a conditional main verb takes -ra/-se, not the present subjunctive. Sequence of tenses in the subjunctive →
- 2explicara (or explicase) refers to usted: que usted me explicara. Imperfect subjunctive: forms and uses →
- 3rechazaron: impersonal they in the preterite, one completed action. Preterite I: regular verbs, ser/ir, dar, ver →
Variations
- Me gustaría que me explicase por qué rechazaron mi solicitud.