Phrase · 🎯 Arguing a point
Desde luego, nadie niega que la situación sea complicada.
Of course, no one denies that the situation is complicated.
B2arguingAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Desde1prepositionof course (desde luego)luego1adverbof course (desde luego),nadiepronounnobodysing.niega2verbdeniesnegar · present · 3rd sing.queconjunctionthatladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definitesituaciónnounsituationfem. · sing.sea2verbisser · subjunctive · present · 3rd sing.complicadaadjectivecomplicatedcomplicado · fem. · sing..
- niega → sea: mood
- nadie → niega: agree
- situación → la: agree
- situación → complicada: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Desde luego = of course, certainly: it reinforces what follows. Luego here does not mean later. Discourse markers B2: contrast, digression and reformulation →
- 2Negar que + subjunctive (sea): a denied fact goes in the subjunctive, and nadie niega que usually keeps it. Opinion, certainty and possibility: indicative or subjunctive →