Phrase · 💼 Talking about work
¿Tienes un momento? Necesito hablar contigo.
Have you got a minute? I need to talk to you.
A2asking a colleague for timeinformalAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
¿Tienesverbyou havetener · present · 2nd sing.undeterminerauno · masc. · sing. · indefinitemomento1nounmomentmasc. · sing.?Necesito2verbI neednecesitar · present · 1st sing.hablarverbtalkinfinitivecontigo2pronounwith you2nd sing..
- Tienes → momento: object
- Necesito → hablar: necesitar + inf.
- hablar → contigo: with whom
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1¿Tienes un momento? = a polite opener.
- 2necesitar + infinitive; contigo = with you (con + ti). Modal verbs + infinitive: querer, poder, preferir, necesitar, saber →