Phrase · 🎩 Polite requests and permission
Preferiría que no, si no te molesta.
I’d rather you didn’t, if you don’t mind.
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Why every word is where it is
Preferiría1verbI’d preferpreferir · conditional · 1st sing.que1conjunctionthatno1adverbnot,si2conjunctionifnoadverbnotteobject pronounyou2nd sing. · indirect objectmolesta2verbit bothersmolestar · present · 3rd sing..
- Preferiría → no: preferiría que no
- si → molesta: si + present
- te → molesta: te → molestar
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1preferiría que no = I’d rather not: the conditional softens a refusal. Conditional: forms and uses →
- 2si no te molesta: si + present; molestar works like gustar. Real conditions: si + present →
Variations
- Preferiría que no, si no le molesta.
- Mejor no, si no te importa.