Phrase · 🩺 At the doctor: symptoms and treatment
¿Me podría dar una constancia para presentar en el trabajo?
Could you give me a doctor's note to hand in at work?
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Why every word is where it is
¿Meobject pronoun(to) meyo · 1st sing. · indirect objectpodría1verbcould youpoder · conditional · 3rd sing.darverbgiveinfinitiveunadeterminerauno · fem. · sing. · indefiniteconstancia2noundoctor's note, certificatefem. · sing.paraprepositionforpresentarverbto hand ininfinitiveenprepositionineldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitetrabajonounworkmasc. · sing.?
- podría → dar: obj
- dar → Me: iobj
- dar → constancia: obj
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1¿Me podría…?: conditional of poder with usted for a polite request. Conditional: forms and uses →
- 2constancia (médica) = doctor's note. Spain says justificante; in Mexico sick leave is una incapacidad.
Variations
- ¿Me podría hacer una constancia para presentar en el trabajo?