Phrase · 📨 Passing on messages
No se encuentra. ¿Quiere que le diga que lo llame?
She’s not in. Would you like me to tell her to call you?
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Why every word is where it is
Noadverbnotse1pronoun(herself)3rdencuentra1verbis inencontrar · present · 3rd sing..¿Quiere2verbwould you (usted) likequerer · present · 3rd sing.que2conjunctionthatleobject pronoun(to) her3rd sing. · indirect objectdiga2verbI telldecir · subjunctive · present · 1st sing.que3conjunction(that)lo4object pronounyou (usted)3rd sing. · direct objectllame3verbshe callsllamar · subjunctive · present · 3rd sing.?
- se → encuentra: encontrarse = be in
- Quiere → diga: querer que → subjunctive
- diga → llame: decir que (request) → subjunctive
- lo → llame: object of llamar
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1no se encuentra = isn’t in: a polite, formal way to say no está.
- 2¿Quiere que + subjunctive: you want me to do it → que le diga. Subjunctive: wishes and influence →
- 3decir que + subjunctive passes on a request: que lo llame = to call you. Reported speech I and indirect questions →
- 4lo = you (usted, a man); to a woman, la. Llamar takes a direct object. Direct object pronouns and personal a →
Variations
- No está. ¿Quieres que le diga que te llame?
- No se encuentra. ¿Quiere que le diga que la llame?