Phrase · 💭 Hypothesising
Si no fuera por mis amigos, no sé qué haría.
If it weren't for my friends, I don't know what I'd do.
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Why every word is where it is
Si1conjunctionifnoadverbnotfuera1verbit wereser · subjunctive · imperfect · 3rd sing.por1prepositionformisdeterminermymi · 1st pl.amigosnounfriendsamigo · masc. · pl.,noadverbnotséverbI knowsaber · present · 1st sing.qué2pronounwhatharía2verbI would dohacer · conditional · 1st sing..
- Si → fuera: mood
- fuera → haría: corr
- amigos → mis: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Si no fuera por + noun = if it weren't for…: a fixed frame, always singular fuera, even before a plural noun. Hypothetical conditions: si + imperfect subjunctive →
- 2no sé qué haría: qué keeps its accent in an indirect question; the conditional haría is the imagined result. Reported speech I and indirect questions →
Variations
- Si no fuese por mis amigos, no sé qué haría.
- No sé qué haría si no fuera por mis amigos.