Phrase · 🎚️ Nuancing an opinion
No me atrevería a decir que es un fracaso.
I wouldn't go as far as to say it's a failure.
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Why every word is where it is
Noadverbnot, nomepronounme, to me, myselfyo · 1st sing.atrevería1verbI would dareatreverse · conditional · 1st sing.aprepositionto, atdecirverbto say, to tellinfinitivequeconjunctionthates2verbisser · present · 3rd sing.undeterminera, anuno · masc. · sing. · indefinitefracasonounfailuremasc. · sing..
- me → atrevería: pronominal verb
- atrevería → decir: atreverse a
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1atreverse a + infinitive; the conditional adds modesty. Conditional: forms and uses →
- 2Indicative is usual; que sea would distance you even more.