Question 1

Why do we use hubiéramos ahorrado in the first half and sería in the second?

Accepted Answer

This is a mixed conditional. It connects a hypothetical action in the past (something that didn't happen) to a hypothetical result in the present. For the missed past condition, we use the past perfect subjunctive (hubiéramos ahorrado). For the present result, we use the conditional simple (sería).

Question 2

We are talking about how the company is "now" (ahora). Why use sería instead of estaría?

Accepted Answer

Even though ahora focuses on the present moment, being financially stable (estable) is viewed as an inherent, structural characteristic of a company, rather than a temporary state or mood. Therefore, we use ser instead of estar.

Question 3

Why is there an accent mark on hubiéramos?

Accepted Answer

In the nosotros form of the past subjunctive and past perfect subjunctive, the spoken stress always falls on the third-to-last syllable. In Spanish, any word stressed on that syllable is called an esdrújula and must always carry a written accent mark.

Question 4

In this sentence, is capital masculine or feminine?

Accepted Answer

Here, it is masculine (el capital), meaning "funds" or "money". If it were feminine (la capital), it would refer to a "capital city" (like Buenos Aires or Mexico City).

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