Phrase · 🧾 Complaints and claims
Quiero que quede constancia de que ya llamé tres veces por el mismo problema.
I want it on record that I've already called three times about the same problem.
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Why every word is where it is
Quiero1verbI wantquerer · present · 1st sing.queconjunctionthatquede1verbremainsquedar · subjunctive · present · 3rd sing.constancia2nounrecordfem. · sing.de2prepositionofqueconjunctionthatyaadverbalreadyllamé3verbI calledllamar · past · 1st sing.tresdeterminerthreevecesnountimesvez · fem. · pl.porprepositionforeldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitemismoadjectivesamemasc. · sing.problemanounproblemmasc. · sing..
- Quiero → quede: mood
- constancia → de: prep
- problema → mismo: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1querer que + subjunctive: quiero que quede constancia. Subjunctive: wishes and influence →
- 2que quede constancia de que… = (I want) it on record that…: formal, used with companies and offices; de que is required here.
- 3ya llamé: Latin America prefers the preterite even with ya (Spain: ya he llamado). Present perfect vs preterite (Spain vs Latin America) →
Variations
- Quiero dejar constancia de que ya llamé tres veces por el mismo problema.