Phrase · 😔 Regrets and reproaches
Perdona que no te haya contestado antes; tuve una semana de locos.
Sorry I didn't reply sooner; I had a crazy week.
B2regretting reproachinginformalAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Perdona1verbforgive (me), sorryperdonar · imperative · 2nd sing.queconjunctionthatnoadverbnotteobject pronoun(to) youtú · 2nd sing. · indirect objecthaya1verbhavehaber · subjunctive · present · 1st sing.contestado2verbanswered, repliedcontestar · participle · past · masc. · sing.antesadverbsooner;tuveverbI hadtener · past · 1st sing.unadeterminerauno · fem. · sing. · indefinitesemana3nounweekfem. · sing.deprepositionoflocos3nouncrazy people (de locos = hectic)loco · masc. · pl..
- Perdona → haya: mood
- contestado → te: iobj
- semana → una: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Perdona que + present perfect subjunctive: an apology for something you have (not) done. Present perfect subjunctive →
- 2contestar = to answer, reply (to a message or a call).
- 3una semana de locos = a crazy, hectic week (colloquial).
Variations
- Perdóname que no te haya contestado antes; tuve una semana de locos.
- Perdona que no te haya respondido antes; tuve una semana de locos.