B1Spanishes.b1.040

Discourse marker: es decir / o sea (that is to say)

Structure:

clause, es decir/o sea, clarification

O sea is more colloquial; es decir is neutral to formal.

Example:

Llegaremos tarde, es decir, no podremos cenar juntos. **Translation:** We will arrive late, that is to say, we won't be able to have dinner together.

Examples

Llegaremos tarde, es decir, no podremos cenar juntos.

We will arrive late, that is to say, we won't be able to have dinner together.

Question 1 of 20 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "Llegaremos tarde, es decir, no podremos cenar juntos."

Absolute superlative: -ísimo / -ísima / -ísimos / -ísimas

Accentuation: acute accent on stressed syllable (general rule)

Accentuation: dieresis (güe/güi)

Accentuation: monosyllables with diacritical accent

Al + infinitive: simultaneous action / when