Phrase · ⚖️ Legal and administrative language
Y para que conste a los efectos oportunos, expido el presente certificado.
And for the record and all due purposes, I issue this certificate.
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Why every word is where it is
Yconjunctionandpara1prepositionsoque1conjunctionthatconste1verbit be on recordconstar · subjunctive · present · 3rd sing.a2prepositionfor (to)losdeterminertheel · masc. · pl. · definiteefectos2nounpurposes (effects)efecto · masc. · pl.oportunos2adjectivedue, appropriateoportuno · masc. · pl.,expido3verbI issueexpedir · present · 1st sing.eldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitepresenteadjectivethis (present)sing.certificadonouncertificatemasc. · sing..
- para → conste: para que + subjunctive
- a → oportunos: a los efectos oportunos
- oportunos → efectos: oportunos agrees with efectos
- expido → certificado: expedir + document
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1para que + subjunctive expresses purpose. Y para que conste = and for the record: the closing formula of certificates. Purpose: para + infinitive vs para que + subjunctive →
- 2a los efectos oportunos = for all due purposes. Spain also writes y surta los efectos oportunos. Formal register: impersonalisation, nominalisation and correspondence →
- 3expedir = to issue a document; stem change e → i: expido. The official who signs speaks in the first person. Present tense: stem-changing verbs (e → ie, o → ue, e → i, u → ue) →
Variations
- Y para que conste y surta los efectos oportunos, expido el presente certificado.
- Y para que así conste, firmo el presente certificado.
- Se expide el presente certificado a petición de la interesada.