Word
Faltaba, de ahí que rellenara el parte de irregularidad de equipaje.
Meaning
It was missing, hence I filled out the baggage irregularity report.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Faltaba, de ahí que rellenara el parte de irregularidad de equipaje.
que
that
de
from
faltar
to be missing
rellenar
to fill out
Questions & Answers about Faltaba, de ahí que rellenara el parte de irregularidad de equipaje.
What does de ahí que mean here?
De ahí que is a linking expression meaning hence, which is why, therefore, or that is why.
In this sentence, it connects the first idea to the consequence:
- Faltaba = something was missing
- de ahí que rellenara... = which is why someone filled out the baggage irregularity report
A key point: de ahí que is normally followed by the subjunctive.
Why is rellenara in the subjunctive?
Because de ahí que triggers the subjunctive.
Spanish uses the subjunctive after certain expressions that present a result, consequence, evaluation, or interpretation rather than just a plain factual sequence. De ahí que is one of those expressions.
So:
- de ahí que rellenara... = hence / which is why ... filled out...
Even though the action really happened, Spanish still uses the subjunctive after this expression.
Why is it rellenara and not rellenó?