Breakdown of Con relación a ese plan económico, los del banco piden más tiempo.
los
the (masculine plural)
el banco
the bank
ese
that (masculine)
a
to
el tiempo
the time
del
from the / of the
el plan
the plan
pedir
to ask for / to order
más
more
económico
economic
con relación a
in relation to
Questions & Answers about Con relación a ese plan económico, los del banco piden más tiempo.
How does con relación a compare to en cuanto a or respecto a in this sentence?
They are very similar and often interchangeable when framing a topic. Con relación a (in relation to / regarding) sounds slightly more formal or professional than en cuanto a (as for). It fits perfectly here because the speakers are discussing business, specifically an economic plan with a bank.
Why is it los del banco instead of something like la gente del banco?
In Spanish, you can use a definite article like los directly before de to mean the ones from or the people from. Los del banco is a very natural, everyday way to refer to a specific group of people (the bank employees or representatives) without needing to add a noun like gente or representantes.
Why use piden instead of preguntan for ask?
You use pedir when someone is requesting an object, an action, or a favor, which in this case is more time (más tiempo). Preguntar is strictly used for asking a question to get information. Since the bank wants to receive more time rather than ask a question about time, piden is the required verb here.
Why use ese instead of este for the economic plan?
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