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September 14, 2025, 12:25 AM
¡Hola!
I would appreciate it if you could check whether I have correctly translated the subordinate clauses in the sentences below:
My translations are based on the assumption that if the main clause contains a past tense verb, the imperfect subjunctive must refer to an action yet to occur (future in the past)
1. Esas secretarias se quejaban de aquellos jefes que no les permitieran pasar más tiempo con sus familias.
Those secretaries complained about those bosses/chiefs who would not permit them to spend more time with their families.
2. Las/Esas secretarias se quejaban de aquellos jefes que se vestían de manera ridícula.
Those secretaries complained about those (the) bosses / chiefs who dressed ridiculously / in a ridiculous fashion (were in the habit of dressing ridiculously / in a ridiculous fashion).
3. Los inquilinos se quejaban de que el costo de la vivienda subiera.
The tenants complained / ?kept complaining? that the cost of housing would increase.
Also, if I wanted to say:
4. The tenants complained that the cost of housing had increased.
The meaning is that at the time the utterance was made, the high cost of the housing having come true was very much on the tenants’ mind.
Los inquilinos se quejaban de que el costo de la vivienda hubiera subido.
Thank you.
I would appreciate it if you could check whether I have correctly translated the subordinate clauses in the sentences below:
My translations are based on the assumption that if the main clause contains a past tense verb, the imperfect subjunctive must refer to an action yet to occur (future in the past)
1. Esas secretarias se quejaban de aquellos jefes que no les permitieran pasar más tiempo con sus familias.
Those secretaries complained about those bosses/chiefs who would not permit them to spend more time with their families.
2. Las/Esas secretarias se quejaban de aquellos jefes que se vestían de manera ridícula.
Those secretaries complained about those (the) bosses / chiefs who dressed ridiculously / in a ridiculous fashion (were in the habit of dressing ridiculously / in a ridiculous fashion).
3. Los inquilinos se quejaban de que el costo de la vivienda subiera.
The tenants complained / ?kept complaining? that the cost of housing would increase.
Also, if I wanted to say:
4. The tenants complained that the cost of housing had increased.
The meaning is that at the time the utterance was made, the high cost of the housing having come true was very much on the tenants’ mind.
Los inquilinos se quejaban de que el costo de la vivienda hubiera subido.
Thank you.