Phrase · 🧾 Complaints and claims

Perdone, pero esto no es lo que pedí.

Excuse me, but this isn't what I ordered.

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Why every word is where it is

Perdone1verbexcuse (me)perdonar · imperative · 3rd sing.,peroconjunctionbutestopronounthissing.noadverbnotesverbisser · present · 3rd sing.lo2determinerwhat (lo que)el · masc. · sing. · definiteque2pronounthatpedíverbI orderedpedir · past · 1st sing..

que → lo: ref
esto → es: agree

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
Perdone: usted imperative of perdonar, a polite way to open a complaint. Affirmative imperative →
2
lo que pedí = what I ordered: neuter lo que. Relative clauses I: que, quien, donde, lo que →

Variations

Disculpe, pero esto no es lo que pedí.
Perdone, pero yo no pedí esto.