Breakdown of La temperatura habrá bajado un grado.
un
a, an (masculine)
haber
(auxiliary) have
bajar
to go down / to lower
la temperatura
temperature
el grado
degree (temperature, level)
Questions & Answers about La temperatura habrá bajado un grado.
Why does the translation say "must have gone down" when habrá usually means "will have"?
This is a special use of the future perfect tense in Spanish! While habrá bajado literally means "will have gone down," it is frequently used to make a strong guess or express probability about an event in the recent past. English usually does this by saying "must have [done something]."
Where is the word for "by" in the Spanish sentence?
English says "gone down by one degree," but Spanish doesn't require a preposition here. When a verb expresses a change in quantity, like bajar (to go down) or subir (to go up), you just state the amount directly afterward: habrá bajado un grado.
Could I use the verb disminuir (to decrease) instead of bajar?
What is another way to say "must have gone down" if I forget to use this future perfect trick?
You can use the regular present perfect tense and add a word that means "probably." For example, Seguramente ha bajado un grado (Surely it has gone down a degree) or Probablemente ha bajado un grado.
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