Wendung · 🪶 Hedging and softening
No quisiera parecer pesada, pero ¿pudiste revisar mi correo?
I don't want to be a pain, but did you get a chance to look at my email?
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Warum jedes Wort dort steht, wo es steht
NoAdverbnot, noquisiera1VerbI would likequerer · Subjuntivo · Imperfekt · 1. Pers. Sg.parecerVerbto seem, to lookInfinitivpesada2Adjektivtiresome, a pain; heavypesado · fem. · Sg.,peroKonjunktionbut¿pudiste3Verbyou managed to, you couldpoder · Vergangenheit · 2. Pers. Sg.revisarVerbto check, to reviewInfinitivmiBegleitermy1. Pers. Sg.correoNomenemail; mailmask. · Sg.?
- quisiera → parecer: querer + infinitive
- parecer → pesada: f. sg. (the speaker)
- pudiste → revisar: poder + infinitive
Warum sie so gebaut ist
Die Hinweise passen zu den Nummern oben.
- 1quisiera (imperfect subjunctive) is the most polite form of querer. Imperfect subjunctive: forms and uses →
- 2pesado = tiresome, a pain; it agrees with the speaker, a woman here.
- 3Preterite of poder = managed to, had a chance to. Preterite II: irregular stems and -ir stem changes →