Phrase · ⚖️ Agreeing and disagreeing with nuance
En eso te doy la razón, pero el problema sigue siendo el precio.
I'll give you that, but the problem is still the price.
B2agreeing disagreeingAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
En1prepositionineso1pronounthatsing.te1object pronoun(to) youtú · 2nd sing. · indirect objectdoy1verbI givedar · present · 1st sing.ladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definiterazón1nounreason (right)fem. · sing.,peroconjunctionbuteldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiteproblemanounproblemmasc. · sing.sigue2verbcontinuesseguir · present · 3rd sing.siendo2verbbeingser · gerundeldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiteprecionounpricemasc. · sing..
- doy → te: iobj
- doy → razón: obj
- problema → sigue: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1En eso te doy la razón = I'll grant you that point: partial agreement before a pero.
- 2seguir + gerund = to still be, to keep being. Verbal periphrases II: soler, dejar de, ponerse a, estar a punto de, seguir and llevar + gerund →
Variations
- En eso tienes razón, pero el problema sigue siendo el precio.