Phrase · 🎭 Feelings with nuance
Siento mucho que hayas tenido que esperarme tanto tiempo.
I'm really sorry you had to wait for me so long.
B2expressing feelingsAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Siento1verbI'm sorrysentir · present · 1st sing.muchoadverbvery muchqueconjunctionthathayas2verbyou havehaber · subjunctive · present · 2nd sing.tenido2verbhadtener · participle · past · masc. · sing.que2conjunctiontoesperarme3verbwait for meesperar · infinitivetantodeterminerso muchmasc. · sing.tiemponountimemasc. · sing..
- Siento → hayas: mood
- tenido → esperarme: obj
- tiempo → tanto: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Siento que + subjunctive = I’m sorry that. With the indicative, siento que means I feel that: siento que no me escuchas. Subjunctive: emotions and reactions →
- 2hayas tenido que: present perfect subjunctive of tener que; the waiting is over. Present perfect subjunctive →
- 3esperarme: the pronoun attaches to the infinitive. Esperar needs no preposition: to wait for me. Double object pronouns (se lo) and clitic placement →