Phrase · 😔 Regrets and reproaches
No puedo creer que hayas vuelto a dejar la puerta abierta.
I can't believe you've left the door open again.
B2regretting reproachinginformalAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
NoadverbnotpuedoverbI canpoder · present · 1st sing.creer1verbbelieveinfinitivequeconjunctionthathayas1verbhavehaber · subjunctive · present · 2nd sing.vuelto2verb(done) againvolver · participle · past · masc. · sing.a2preposition(again)dejarverbleaveinfinitiveladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definitepuertanoundoorfem. · sing.abiertaadjectiveopenabierto · fem. · sing..
- creer → hayas: mood
- vuelto → a: prep
- puerta → abierta: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1No puedo creer que + present perfect subjunctive: disbelief or annoyance about something that has just happened. Present perfect subjunctive →
- 2volver a + infinitive = to do again: hayas vuelto a dejar = you've left it again. Verbal periphrases I: acabar de, empezar a, volver a, hay que →
Variations
- No puedo creer que hayas dejado la puerta abierta otra vez.