Phrase · 🎓 Academic and professional discourse
Quisiera hacer hincapié en la importancia de la formación continua.
I would like to stress the importance of continuing education.
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Why every word is where it is
Quisiera1verbI would likequerer · subjunctive · imperfect · 1st sing.hacer2verbto lay (make)infinitivehincapié2nounstress, emphasismasc. · sing.en2prepositiononladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definiteimportancianounimportancefem. · sing.deprepositionofladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definiteformaciónnouneducation, trainingfem. · sing.continua3adjectivecontinuingcontinuo · fem. · sing..
- Quisiera → hacer: querer + infinitive
- hacer → en: hacer hincapié en
- continua → formación: continua agrees with formación
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1quisiera = I would like: the imperfect subjunctive of politeness, typical of speeches. Imperfect subjunctive: forms and uses →
- 2hacer hincapié en = to stress, emphasise: a fixed phrase with en. Formal register: impersonalisation, nominalisation and correspondence →
- 3la formación continua = continuing education. continua (adjective) has no accent; continúa is the verb.
Variations
- Me gustaría hacer hincapié en la importancia de la formación continua.
- Quisiera subrayar la importancia de la formación permanente.
- Insisto en la importancia de la formación continua.