Phrase · 🎲 Certainty, doubt and probability

¿Por qué se iría Marta sin despedirse?

I wonder why Marta left without saying goodbye.

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Why every word is where it is

¿Porprepositionwhy (por qué)quépronounwhat (why)se1object pronoun(herself)3rd · direct objectiría1verbwould leave (could have left)ir · conditional · 3rd sing.MartanounMartasinprepositionwithoutdespedirse2verbsaying goodbyedespedir · infinitive?

Marta → iría: agree
iría → se: obj

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
se iría: the conditional expresses a guess about the past (= why could she have left?). Irse = to leave. Future perfect and the conditional of probability →
2
despedirse = to say goodbye; the pronoun attaches to the infinitive. Double object pronouns (se lo) and clitic placement →

Variations

¿Por qué se habrá ido Marta sin despedirse?