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Lamento el problema, iba a enviarte una disculpa.

Lamento el problema, iba a enviarte una disculpa.
I am sorry about the problem, I was going to send you an apology.
From Lesson 150:Unfulfilled intentions (iba a...)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Lamento el problema, iba a enviarte una disculpa.

How does iba a enviarte express an unfulfilled intention?
It uses the imperfect tense of ir (which is iba for I), plus a, plus the infinitive enviar (to send). This structure, iba a + infinitive, is the standard way to say you were going to do something in the past, usually implying you didn't actually do it.
Why is te attached to the end of enviar?
te is the pronoun meaning 'to you'. In Spanish, when you have an infinitive verb like enviar, you can attach pronouns directly to the end, creating enviarte. You could also put it before the conjugated verb, like te iba a enviar, and it means the exact same thing.
Why use lamento instead of lo siento to say 'I am sorry'?
Lamento comes from the verb lamentar (to regret). While lo siento is the everyday way to say 'I am sorry', lamento is a bit more formal. It is very common in professional settings or when apologizing for a specific mistake.
Why is it el problema when the word ends in the letter a?
This is a classic exception to the rule! Many Spanish words that end in -ma and come from Greek are actually masculine. This means you must use masculine articles like el instead of la. Other common examples you might know are el idioma (the language) and el sistema (the system).

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