Phrase · 🧾 Complaints and claims
Si me hubieran avisado del retraso, no habría perdido la conexión.
If they had told me about the delay, I wouldn't have missed my connection.
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Why every word is where it is
Si1conjunctionifmeobject pronounmeyo · 1st sing. · direct objecthubieran1verbhadhaber · subjunctive · imperfect · 3rd pl.avisado1verbtold, warnedavisar · participle · past · masc. · sing.delprepositionof thederetrasonoundelaymasc. · sing.,noadverbnothabría1verbwould havehaber · conditional · 1st sing.perdido2verbmissedperder · participle · past · masc. · sing.ladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definiteconexiónnounconnectionfem. · sing..
- Si → hubieran: mood
- hubieran → habría: corr
- perdido → conexión: obj
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Si + pluperfect subjunctive (hubieran avisado) + conditional perfect (habría perdido): a past that didn't happen. Past unreal conditions: pluperfect subjunctive and conditional perfect →
- 2perder = to miss (a flight, a bus, a connection).
Variations
- Si me hubiesen avisado del retraso, no habría perdido la conexión.
- Si me hubieran avisado del retraso, no hubiera perdido la conexión.