Phrase · 👔 Work and job interviews
Si hubiera sabido que el sueldo era tan bajo, no habría ido a la entrevista.
If I'd known the salary was so low, I wouldn't have gone to the interview.
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Why every word is where it is
Si1conjunctionifhubiera1verbhadhaber · subjunctive · imperfect · 1st sing.sabido1verbknownsaber · participle · past · masc. · sing.queconjunctionthateldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitesueldonounsalarymasc. · sing.era2verbwasser · imperfect · 3rd sing.tanadverbsobajoadjectivelowmasc. · sing.,noadverbnothabría3verbwould havehaber · conditional · 1st sing.ido3verbgoneir · participle · past · masc. · sing.aprepositiontoladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definiteentrevistanouninterviewfem. · sing..
- Si → hubiera: mood
- hubiera → habría: corr
- sueldo → era: agree
- sueldo → bajo: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Si hubiera sabido: pluperfect subjunctive for a past condition that did not happen. Past unreal conditions: pluperfect subjunctive and conditional perfect →
- 2era: imperfect, describing the salary as it was at the time. Preterite vs imperfect in narration →
- 3no habría ido: conditional perfect for the past result that did not happen. Past unreal conditions: pluperfect subjunctive and conditional perfect →
Variations
- Si hubiese sabido que el sueldo era tan bajo, no habría ido a la entrevista.
- Si hubiera sabido que el sueldo era tan bajo, no hubiera ido a la entrevista.