Phrase · 🤝 Agreeing and disagreeing in discussions
Depende. ¿De cuánto dinero estamos hablando?
It depends. How much money are we talking about?
B1partly agreeinginformalAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Depende1verbit dependsdepender · present · 3rd sing..¿De2prepositionabout (of)cuánto2determinerhow muchmasc. · sing.dineronounmoneymasc. · sing.estamos3verbwe areestar · present · 1st pl.hablando3verbtalkinghablar · gerund?
- cuánto → dinero: cuánto + noun (m. sg.)
- hablando → De: hablar de
- estamos → hablando: estar + gerund
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Depende. = It depends: on its own it buys time; with a complement it takes de. Verbs with prepositions →
- 2hablar de: in the question the de moves to the front: ¿De cuánto…? Questions and negation →
- 3estamos hablando: estar + gerund, what’s being discussed right now. Estar + gerund (present progressive) →
Variations
- Depende. ¿De cuánto dinero hablamos?
- Bueno, depende del precio.