Phrase · 🥊 Countering arguments
¿No te parece que sería más sensato esperar un poco?
Don't you think it would be wiser to wait a little?
C1persuading gentlyAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
¿Noadverbnot, notepronounyou, to you, yourselftú · 2nd sing.parece1verbseemsparecer · present · 3rd sing.queconjunctionthatsería2verbwould beser · conditional · 3rd sing.másadverbmoresensato3adjectivesensible, wisemasc. · sing.esperarverbto wait; to hopeinfinitiveundeterminera, anuno · masc. · sing. · indefinitepocoadverb(un poco) a little?
- te → parece: experiencer
- sería → esperar: infinitive subject
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1A negative question invites agreement: ¿No te parece que…? Verbs like gustar II: doler, parecer, quedar, importar, molestar, faltar →
- 2The conditional makes the suggestion tentative and polite. Conditional: forms and uses →
- 3sensato = sensible, wise (sensible means "sensitive").