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Question

He sido escuchar la canción De Momento Abril en LOMASTV. La canción tiene esta línea: "Que me hubiera casado contigo de habérrmelo pedido" que se traduce en inglís como: "that I would have married you if you had asked me [to do] it." Mi problema es que no entiendo cómo "de habérmelo pedido" se puede traducir "if you had asked me [to do] it" cuando la frase no tiene "si". Agradecería cualquier ayuda,

Jim

I think you are trying to say "He estado escuchando ......." - 005faa61, Oct 30, 2011

Exactly - Jeremias, Oct 31, 2011

gracias Julianchivi y jeremias. Tienen razón - jgundy, Oct 31, 2011

Answer 1

The combination "de + infinitive" often has the effect of creating a conditional expression. When the infinitive forms a compound verb phrase–as with "habérmelo pedido" ("had you asked me to")–the conditional is normally interpreted as being counter-factual.

Answer 2

[espero] Que me hubiera casado contigo de habérrmelo pedido

that I would have married you if you had asked me [to do] it

I don't think that the "que/that" is translated in those types of sentences. It is simply "I would have married you...."

For example see the variety of ways that the que is translated in indirect commands.