Phrase · 📈 Describing change
Nunca pensé que esta ciudad llegaría a ser mi hogar.
I never thought this city would become my home.
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Why every word is where it is
NuncaadverbneverpenséverbI thoughtpensar · past · 1st sing.queconjunctionthatestadeterminerthiseste · fem. · sing.ciudadnouncityfem. · sing.llegaría1verbwould come (to)llegar · conditional · 3rd sing.aprepositiontoserverbbeinfinitivemideterminermy1st sing.hogar2nounhomemasc. · sing..
- pensé → llegaría: tense
- ciudad → llegaría: agree
- llegaría → a: prep
- ciudad → esta: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1llegaría: conditional as “future in the past” after pensé. Llegar a ser = to end up becoming. Conditional: forms and uses →
- 2hogar = home in the emotional sense; casa is the building, or “at home”.