It could be said that...

Question

Im not sure whether this phrase can be translated into Spanish to be used like it is in english but im looking for "it could be said that".

So for example if i wanted to say " it could be said that she was right", could i use " Puede ser dicho que tenía razon"?

thanks.

Answer 1

Podría decirse que tenía razón.

También al revés "Se podría decir que tenía razón." Me suena más común así ¿no crees? - 005faa61, Feb 21, 2011

Julian, sí, estoy de acuerdo contigo. Tienes razón:) - FELIZ77, Feb 21, 2011

Ambas formas son aceptables, ya que se trata de una perífrasis verbal (un verbo conjugado y otro no conjugado) - Agora, Feb 24, 2011

Answer 2

You may use the pronoun se instead an indefinite or vague subject, as in the following sentence:

Se podría decir que (one could say or it could be said that) ella tenía razón.

instead of'' an .... - FELIZ77, Feb 21, 2011

so can it be "Se podría decir que ella estaba en corecto"? - El_Hitch, Feb 21, 2011

Answer 3

So can it be "Puede ser dicho que estaba en lo correcto" or is "Podría decirse que estaba en lo correcto" better?

**Se podría decir** as Luis correctly stated or as Julian Chiv mentioned n his comment on Agora's post/response - FELIZ77, Feb 21, 2011

The two sentences : "Podría decirse que estaba en lo correcto" or "Se podría decir que estaba en los correcto" are grammatically correct constructions. - Agora, Feb 24, 2011

Answer 4

My suggestion: Se podría decir que ella tuviera razon. I think Spanish likes to use the reflexive verb forms to just such English expressions as "it could be said". Remember "Yes, we can" was translated as "Si se puede" I researched a little but could not find specifically that "poder que" is followed by the subjunctive (in this case the past subjunctive), but something tells me this is right. I have seen "puede que" followed by the subjunctive.

typo: ...verbs forms to "translate" just such English.... Sorry! - Jubilado, Feb 21, 2011

Answer 5

Oh sorry man, I read bad, you are completely right¡¡ perfect¡¡ just read the comments.

Does "estar correcto" have to be used for "to be right" or could i take the "Pude haber dicho que" but maintain the "tenia razon" bit? - El_Hitch, Feb 20, 2011

Mmm thinking about it, it sounds better: Podría ser dicho... - Dakie, Feb 20, 2011

And yes, you can keep the "tenía razón", I use "estaba en lo correcto" but some people uses "tenía razón", both are correct. - Dakie, Feb 20, 2011

Only change the "podría" if you want to keep the "tenía", because in this case podría=It could, and puede= It can... - Dakie, Feb 20, 2011