Phrase · 📝 Formal requests
¿Sería posible que el doctor me atendiera hoy mismo?
Would it be possible for the doctor to see me today?
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Why every word is where it is
¿Sería1verbwould it beser · conditional · 3rd sing.posible1adjectivepossiblesing.que1conjunctionthateldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitedoctornoundoctormasc. · sing.meobject pronounmeyo · 1st sing. · direct objectatendiera2verbsaw (a patient)atender · subjunctive · imperfect · 3rd sing.hoyadverbtodaymismoadverbthis very (day)?
- Sería → atendiera: tense
- doctor → el: agree
- doctor → atendiera: agree
- atendiera → me: obj
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1¿Sería posible que + imperfect subjunctive? = would it be possible for…? The conditional makes the request tentative. Sequence of tenses in the subjunctive →
- 2atendiera (or atendiese): atender = to see, attend to (a patient, a customer). Imperfect subjunctive: forms and uses →
Variations
- ¿Sería posible que el doctor me atendiese hoy mismo?