Phrase · 🤝 Negotiating and reaching agreements
Así, ambas partes salimos ganando.
That way, both sides come out ahead.
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Why every word is where it is
Asíadverblike this, so,ambas1determinerbothambos · fem. · pl.partesnounsides, partiesparte · fem. · pl.salimos2verbcome out; (salir ganando) come out aheadsalir · present · 1st pl.ganando3verbwinning, gainingganar · gerund.
- ambas → partes: f. pl.
- salimos → partes: 1st pl. with a 3rd-person subject
- salimos → ganando: salir + gerund
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1ambas partes = both sides; ambos agrees in gender and takes no article.
- 2First person plural with ambas partes: the speaker includes their own side. Agreement nuances: collectives, partitives and coordination →
- 3salir ganando = to come out ahead: a gerund of result. Non-finite clauses: infinitive, gerund and participle constructions →