Phrase · 🎓 Academic and professional discourse
Retomando lo que comentaba Lucía, creo que deberíamos priorizar la seguridad.
Picking up on what Lucía was saying, I think we should prioritise safety.
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Why every word is where it is
Retomando1verbpicking up onretomar · gerundlodeterminerwhat (the)el · definitequepronoun(that)comentaba2verbwas sayingcomentar · imperfect · 3rd sing.Lucía2nounLucía,creoverbI thinkcreer · present · 1st sing.queconjunctionthatdeberíamos3verbwe shoulddeber · conditional · 1st pl.priorizarverbprioritiseinfinitiveladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definiteseguridadnounsafetyfem. · sing..
- lo → que: lo que: what
- comentaba → Lucía: comentaba agrees with Lucía
- creo → que: creer que + indicative
- deberíamos → priorizar: deber + infinitive
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Retomando lo que + person = picking up on what … said: a gerund that ties your turn to a colleague's. Non-finite clauses: infinitive, gerund and participle constructions →
- 2Imperfect comentaba: what she was saying a moment ago, as background. The subject follows the verb. Imperfect: forms and uses →
- 3Conditional deberíamos = we should: a softened proposal. Conditional: forms and uses →
Variations
- Volviendo a lo que decía Lucía, creo que deberíamos priorizar la seguridad.
- En línea con lo que comentaba Lucía, propongo priorizar la seguridad.
- Como bien decía Lucía, deberíamos dar prioridad a la seguridad.