Breakdown of Incluso he imprimido los detalles del tueste, pero el papel no parece bien impreso.
pero
but
no
no, not
los
the (masculine plural)
el papel
the paper
bien
well
del
from the / of the
parecer
to seem
el detalle
the thoughtful gift / the detail
imprimir
to print
haber
(auxiliary) have
incluso
even (including)
el tueste
the roast
Questions & Answers about Incluso he imprimido los detalles del tueste, pero el papel no parece bien impreso.
Why does this sentence use both imprimido and impreso to mean printed?
Both are past participles of the verb imprimir, but they have different roles here. Imprimido is the regular form and is used with haber to build perfect tenses, as in he imprimido (I have printed). Impreso is the irregular form and is used as an adjective to describe a noun, which is why it modifies the paper in bien impreso. Note that while impreso is often accepted for both roles in everyday Spanish, imprimido can only ever be used as a verb.
What does tueste mean, and how is it different from tostada?
Why use parece instead of se ve for 'doesn't look' in the second half of the sentence?
Why is incluso placed at the very beginning of the sentence instead of next to the verb?
Incluso (even) is very flexible in Spanish, but placing it at the very start of the sentence emphasizes the surprising nature of the entire action that follows. It highlights the extra effort made (I went as far as printing it) to set up a strong contrast with the disappointing printing quality.
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