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Renuncié porque no había posibilidades de crecer dentro de la empresa.
I quit because there were no opportunities to grow within the company.
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Why every word is where it is
Renuncié1verbI resignedrenunciar · past · 1st sing.porqueconjunctionbecausenoadverbnothabía2verbthere werehaber · imperfect · 3rd sing.posibilidadesnounchances, prospectsposibilidad · fem. · pl.deprepositionofcrecerverbto growinfinitivedentroadverbinside (dentro de)deprepositionofladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definiteempresanouncompanyfem. · sing..
- había → posibilidades: obj
- posibilidades → de: prep
- empresa → la: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1renunciar = to resign, to quit a job: the usual verb in Latin America.
- 2no había: imperfect for the background situation. Existential haber stays singular even with a plural noun. Preterite vs imperfect in narration →
Variations
- Dejé el trabajo porque no había posibilidades de crecer dentro de la empresa.