Phrase · 😔 Regrets and reproaches
¿Por qué no me lo dijiste antes? Te habría ayudado.
Why didn't you tell me before? I would have helped you.
B2regretting reproachinginformalAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
¿Porprepositionwhy (por qué)quépronounwhat (why)noadverbnotme1object pronoun(to) meyo · 1st sing. · indirect objectlo1object pronounitél · 3rd sing. · direct objectdijiste1verbdid you telldecir · past · 2nd sing.antesadverbbefore?Teobject pronounyoutú · 2nd sing. · direct objecthabría2verbI would havehaber · conditional · 1st sing.ayudado2verbhelpedayudar · participle · past · masc. · sing..
- dijiste → lo: obj
- dijiste → me: iobj
- ayudado → Te: obj
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1me lo dijiste: indirect me before direct lo. Spanish needs lo where English and Portuguese drop it. Double object pronouns (se lo) and clitic placement →
- 2Te habría ayudado: conditional perfect; the condition (si me lo hubieras dicho) is understood. Past unreal conditions: pluperfect subjunctive and conditional perfect →
Variations
- ¿Por qué no me lo dijiste antes? Te hubiera ayudado.
- ¿Por qué no me lo contaste antes? Te habría ayudado.