Phrase · 💭 Hypotheses in every register
Saliendo ahora, llegamos a tiempo.
If we leave now, we'll make it in time.
C2conditions with a gerundinformalAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Conditional gerund: saliendo ahora = if we leave now. Conditions without si: como, en caso de que, a menos que, gerund, imperative →
- 2Present llegamos for a confident prediction (= we will make it). Present tense: spelling-change verbs and other uses of the present →
- 3llegar a tiempo = to arrive in time.
Variations
- Si salimos ahora, llegamos a tiempo.
- Si salimos ya, llegaremos a tiempo.
- Como no salgamos ya, no llegamos.