Use of the infinitive

Stuart M.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Use of the infinitive

Hola,

I just need to understand in this following sentence why 'le explicas' isn't used instead? 

Podrías hablar con la jefa y explicarle la situación.

Is it treated as following poder rather than hablar?

Gracias,


This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Using poder to say could [do something] for polite requests and suggestions in Spanish (El Condicional Simple)"
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Hola Stuart,

Yes, it is following the same structure with "podrías", that's why:

"Podrías hablar con la jefa y [podrías] explicarle la situación."

Saludos

Inma

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Use of the infinitive

Hola,

I just need to understand in this following sentence why 'le explicas' isn't used instead? 

Podrías hablar con la jefa y explicarle la situación.

Is it treated as following poder rather than hablar?

Gracias,


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