Phrase · 🤝 Negotiating conditions
Con tal de que me ayudes con la mudanza, yo invito las pizzas.
As long as you help me with the move, the pizzas are on me.
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Why every word is where it is
Con1prepositionas long as (con tal de que)tal1adjectiveas long as (con tal de que)sing.de1prepositionas long as (con tal de que)que1conjunctionas long as (con tal de que)meobject pronounmeyo · 1st sing. · direct objectayudes1verbyou helpayudar · subjunctive · present · 2nd sing.conprepositionwithladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definitemudanza2nounmove (house)fem. · sing.,yo3pronounI1st sing. · subjectinvito3verbtreat (you to)invitar · present · 1st sing.lasdeterminertheel · fem. · pl. · definitepizzasnounpizzaspizza · fem. · pl..
- Con → ayudes: mood
- ayudes → me: obj
- yo → invito: agree
- pizzas → las: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Con tal de que + subjunctive = as long as, provided that: you would do a lot to get this. Conditional connectors: siempre que, con tal de que, a no ser que, por si →
- 2Mudanza = moving house. A change in general is cambio.
- 3Yo invito = it is my treat, I will pay. The explicit yo stresses who pays.