Phrase · 💡 Recommending and advising
No compres el boleto hasta que confirmen la fecha.
Don’t buy the ticket until they confirm the date.
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Why every word is where it is
No1adverbdon’tcompres1verbbuycomprar · subjunctive · present · 2nd sing.eldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiteboleto2nounticketmasc. · sing.hasta3prepositionuntilque3conjunction(that)confirmen3verbthey confirmconfirmar · subjunctive · present · 3rd pl.ladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definitefechanoundatefem. · sing..
- No → compres: no + subjunctive
- hasta → confirmen: hasta que → subjunctive
- la → fecha: f. sg.
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Negative command: no compres. Negative imperative and imperative with pronouns →
- 2el boleto = the ticket (Latin America; Spain: el billete).
- 3hasta que + subjunctive for the future: confirmen. Time clauses: cuando, antes de que, hasta que →
Variations
- No compre el boleto hasta que confirmen la fecha.