Phrase · ⚖️ Agreeing and disagreeing with nuance
En el fondo, los dos queremos lo mismo, solo que de distinta manera.
Deep down, we both want the same thing, just in different ways.
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Why every word is where it is
En1prepositioninel1determinerthemasc. · sing. · definitefondo1nounbottom (deep down)masc. · sing.,losdeterminertheel · masc. · pl. · definitedos2determinertwo (both)queremos2verbwe wantquerer · present · 1st pl.lodeterminerthe (… thing)el · masc. · sing. · definitemismoadjectivesamemasc. · sing.,solo3adverbonly (solo que = except that)que3conjunction(that)deprepositionofdistintaadjectivedifferentdistinto · fem. · sing.maneranounwayfem. · sing..
- dos → queremos: agree
- queremos → lo: obj
- manera → distinta: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1En el fondo = deep down, basically.
- 2los dos queremos = we both want: the verb agrees with the understood nosotros.
- 3solo que = except that, only: adds a nuance to the agreement. Discourse markers B2: contrast, digression and reformulation →
Variations
- En el fondo, los dos queremos lo mismo, solo que de forma distinta.