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¿Saldría usted del refugio sin agua?

¿Saldría usted del refugio sin agua?
Would you leave the shelter without water?
From Lesson 229:Irregular conditional stems (tendría, haría...)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about ¿Saldría usted del refugio sin agua?

Why is the verb spelled saldría instead of saliría?
Saldría is the conditional form of salir (to leave). Salir belongs to a group of verbs with an irregular conditional stem. Instead of adding the ending to the full infinitive, you replace the -ir with -dr- to get the stem saldr-, and then add the regular conditional ending -ía.
Why is usted placed immediately after the verb?
In Spanish questions, it is very common to put the subject right after the verb. Including usted here is especially helpful because the conditional ending -ía is exactly the same for yo (I), él (he), ella (she), and usted (you, formal). The pronoun immediately clarifies who would be leaving.
Why do we use del refugio instead of just el refugio?
To express leaving a specific place, Spanish uses the verb salir followed by the preposition de (from). Because refugio (shelter) is a masculine singular noun, it takes the article el. You must always combine de and el into the contraction del.

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