Phrase · 🪶 Hedging and softening
Quizás no sea el momento de hablar de dinero.
Maybe this isn't the right time to talk about money.
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Why every word is where it is
Quizás1adverbmaybe, perhapsnoadverbnot, noseaverbis, may be (subj.)ser · subjunctive · present · 3rd sing.eldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitemomento2nounmoment, timemasc. · sing.deprepositionof, fromhablarverbto talk, to speakinfinitivedeprepositionof, fromdineronounmoneymasc. · sing..
- Quizás → sea: quizás + subjunctive
- momento → hablar: momento de + infinitive
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Quizás before the verb usually takes the subjunctive: more doubt. Opinion, certainty and possibility: indicative or subjunctive →
- 2el momento de + infinitive = the time to.