¿Qué quería?
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¿Qué quería?(
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)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
a. What did he want?
Mientras estabas fuera, llamó Antonio. - ¿Qué quería?Antonio called while you were out. - What did he want?
b. What did she want?
Dice María que el camarero se confundió, que ella no quería sopa. - ¿Qué quería?Maria says the waiter made a mistake. She didn't want soup. - What did she want?
c. What did it want?
Naturalmente, el gobierno no quería que se produjeran revueltas. - ¿Qué quería? ¿Qué otra cosa se podía esperar?Of course, the government didn't want riots to happen. - What did it want? What else could it have expected?
2. (formal) (second person singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
a. What did you want?
¿Por qué fue a verlo? ¿Qué quería? - Quería pedirle un favor.Why did you go to see him? What did you want? - I wanted to ask him a favor.
b. How can I help you? (in a store)
¿Qué quería? - Quería un kilo de naranjas y otro de manzanas, por favor.How can I help you? - I wanted one kilo of oranges and one of apples, please.
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