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)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (general)
a. if I'd known
De haber sabido que te ibas a enojar tanto, no te lo habría contado.If I'd known you were going to get so angry, I wouldn't have told you about it.
b. if we'd known
De haber sabido que iba a llover tanto, no habríamos venido a la playa.If we'd known it was going to rain so hard, we wouldn't have come to the beach.
c. if I'd only known
De haber sabido que iban a venir, hubiera hecho más sopa.If I'd only known you were coming, I would have made more soup.
d. if we'd only known
De haber sabido que necesitabas nuestra ayuda, hubiéramos venido inmediatamente.If we'd only known you needed our help, we would have come immediately.
e. had I known
De haber sabido que no encontraría trabajo como diseñadora, hubiera estudiado otra carrera.Had I known I wouldn't find a job as a designer, I would have done a different degree.
f. had we known
De haber sabido que era un chanchullero, nunca hubiéramos hecho negocios con él.Had we known he was a crook, we would never have gone into business with him.
g. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Ana apenas estudió para el examen. De haber sabido que iba a reprobar, hubiera estudiado más.Ana hardly studied for the exam. If she'd known she was going to fail, she would have studied more.
De haber sabido que quebrarían, habrían sido más cuidadosos con sus inversiones.Had they known they would go bankrupt, they would have been more careful with their investments.
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