Without meaning to / accidentally
Sin querer (+ verb in past/gerund context)
| Lo rompí sin querer. | I broke it without meaning to. |
| Te pisé sin querer, perdón. | I stepped on you accidentally, sorry. |
| Lo hice sin querer. | I did it by accident. |
| Sin querer, borré el archivo. | Without meaning to, I deleted the file. |
| Fue sin querer, lo prometo. | It was an accident, I promise. |
Sin querer _____
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❌ Lo rompí sin quiero.
✅ Lo rompí sin querer.
After "sin", Spanish always uses the infinitive: querer, not a conjugated form.