Como Tal = en esencia = as such?

Question

Hi, Thanks for reading. I am writing a anonymous letter and I want to give somebody something that they may not want in a respectful manner.

I am trying to say:

With your permission, as such, I want to give you...

(Because I am not going to be able to ask permission anonymously.)

Is this a correct translation?

Con su permiso, como tal, quiero darle....

Thanks again!

I wouldn't put, "as such" at all. It doesn't make sense that way. - rac1, Dec 13, 2014

Answer 1

We say tal como (in this order) when comparing one thing to another, but in your sentence you ask permission to want to give something, which doesn´t require anyones permission. We would just ask permission to give, so we say: Con tu permiso, te/le doy ....

For me, as such doesn´t much sense in your sentence either, maybe as it were for the English variant would be better. So in this case I would say: Quisiera, con como si fuera tu/su permiso, darte/darle ...........

I wouldn't use "as it were", makes the whole thing a mockery and that would be insulting, if you ask me. - chileno, Dec 14, 2014

Answer 2

What is your native language?

Cuál es tu idioma nativo?

More context is needed. Se necesita más contexto.