Phrase · 🎩 Polite requests and permission
¿Podrías echarme una mano con la mudanza?
Could you give me a hand with the move?
B1making polite requestsinformalAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
¿Podrías1verbcould youpoder · conditional · 2nd sing.echarme2verbgive me (throw)echar · infinitiveunadeterminerauno · fem. · sing. · indefinitemano2nounhandfem. · sing.conprepositionwithladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definitemudanzanounmove (house)fem. · sing.?
- Podrías → echarme: modal + infinitive
- echarme → mano: echar una mano
- una → mano: f. sg.
- la → mudanza: f. sg.
Word for word: “Could you throw me a hand with the move?”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1podrías: conditional of poder, the friendly polite request with tú. Conditional: forms and uses →
- 2echar una mano = to lend a hand; me attaches to the infinitive. Mano is feminine. Indirect object pronouns and doubling →
Variations
- ¿Me podrías echar una mano con la mudanza?
- ¿Podría ayudarme con la mudanza?