Breakdown of El detective nos avisó que había conseguido detalles inéditos del tiroteo.
de
from / of
que
that / than
nos
to us
el detalle
the thoughtful gift / the detail
avisar
to notify / to warn
haber
(auxiliary) have
conseguir
to get (to obtain)
el detective
the detective
inédito
unreleased
el tiroteo
the shootout
Questions & Answers about El detective nos avisó que había conseguido detalles inéditos del tiroteo.
Why does inéditos mean "unreleased" instead of "unedited"?
Inédito is a false friend! It comes from Latin meaning "not published," so it translates to "unreleased," "unpublished," or even "unprecedented." If you want to say "unedited" (as in a raw video or uncorrected text), you would use sin editar.
Why is it avisó que and not avisó de que?
With the verb avisar, both avisar que and avisar de que are accepted depending on the exact meaning, but Latin American speakers heavily prefer avisar que when it means "to inform" or "to notify." Using de que here is common in Spain, but in Latin America, dropping the de is the standard way to introduce the reported information.
Why is había conseguido in the indicative rather than the subjunctive?
Because avisar is being used here as a verb of communication (reporting a fact), similar to decir (to say). Verbs that declare or report information trigger the indicative in the following clause. If avisar were used as a verb of influence, like warning someone to actually do something, it would trigger the subjunctive.
Does conseguir always translate to "to obtain"?
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