Spanish Patterns
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Sin querer

Without meaning to / accidentally

Sin querer (+ verb in past/gerund context)

Apologising Accidents Excusing mistakes
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 _____

lo empujé lo borré la desperté lo mojé

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❌ Lo rompí sin quiero.

✅ Lo rompí sin querer.

After "sin", Spanish always uses the infinitive: querer, not a conjugated form.

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