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Phrase · 📝 Formal requests

Quedamos a la espera de su confirmación para reservar las habitaciones.

We look forward to your confirmation so that we can book the rooms.

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Why every word is where it is

Quedamos1verbwe remainquedar · present · 1st pl.a1prepositionawaiting (a la espera de)la1determinertheel · fem. · sing. · definiteespera1nounwaitfem. · sing.deprepositionofsu2determineryour3rd sing.confirmaciónnounconfirmationfem. · sing.paraprepositionto, in order toreservarverbto bookinfinitivelasdeterminertheel · fem. · pl. · definitehabitaciones3nounroomshabitación · fem. · pl..
  • espera → la: agree
  • confirmación → su: agree
  • reservar → habitaciones: obj
  • habitaciones → las: agree

Word for word: “We remain awaiting your confirmation to book the rooms.”

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    Quedamos a la espera de = we look forward to (receiving): a standard closing line in formal emails.
  2. 2
    su = your, for usted: the possessive of formal address. Possessive determiners: mi, tu, su, nuestro →
  3. 3
    Habitación = (hotel) room; Latin America also says cuarto.