Se habría...
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Hello!
I receive a "quote of the day" e-mail, and a few days ago the quote was--
Aun si supiera que mañana el mundo se habría de desintegrar, igual plantaría mi manzano. (Martín Luther)
When I saw the "se habría de" it threw me off a bit. Could we just put "desintegrar" in the conditional instead of using "habría de"?
I know this is the "haber de" construction... but I am not sure if it is needed. Would it change the meaning much if we didn't use it?
Thank you!
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updated Nov 26, 2011
edited by NikkiLR
posted by NikkiLR
Buena pregunta... - Jeremias, Nov 23, 2011
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Either way works:
Aún si supiera que el mundo se desintegrará / se desintegraría se habría de desintegrar mañana, igual plantaría mi manzano.
updated Nov 26, 2011
posted by Gekkosan
Thank you! =) - NikkiLR, Nov 23, 2011
