Phrase · 📰 Hedged reporting
Se desconoce por el momento el paradero del conductor.
The driver's whereabouts are not yet known.
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Why every word is where it is
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- Se → desconoce: se + 3rd sg.: passive
- desconoce → paradero: desconoce agrees with el paradero
- por → momento: por el momento
Word for word: “It is unknown for the moment the whereabouts of the driver.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1se desconoce = it is not known: passive se; the subject, el paradero, comes after the verb. Impersonal and passive se; reciprocal se →
- 2por el momento = for the time being: the press leaves room for new information. Hearsay conditional, pretérito anterior and distancing →
- 3el paradero = whereabouts. In Chile, Peru and Colombia it is also a bus stop.
Variations
- Por el momento se desconoce dónde está el conductor.
- El paradero del conductor sigue siendo desconocido.
- Hasta ahora no se sabe dónde se encuentra el conductor.