Phrase · 😔 Regrets and reproaches
Ojalá no hubiera dicho eso.
I wish I hadn't said that.
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Why every word is where it is
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Ojalá + pluperfect subjunctive (hubiera dicho): a wish about the past, which can no longer change. That makes it a regret. Past unreal conditions: pluperfect subjunctive and conditional perfect →
- 2dicho: irregular participle of decir, like Portuguese dito. Present perfect: forms and experiential uses →
- 3eso: neuter that for something said or done. No accent, no feminine form. Demonstratives and place words: este, ese, aquel →
Variations
- Ojalá no hubiese dicho eso.
- Ojalá que no hubiera dicho eso.