Phrase · 💡 Giving advice and recommendations
Más vale que salgas temprano, porque a esa hora hay mucho tráfico.
You'd better leave early, because there's a lot of traffic at that time.
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Why every word is where it is
Más1adverbmore (más vale)vale1verbis worthvaler · present · 3rd sing.queconjunctionthatsalgas1verbyou leavesalir · subjunctive · present · 2nd sing.tempranoadverbearly,porqueconjunctionbecauseaprepositionatesadeterminerthatese · fem. · sing.horanountime, hourfem. · sing.hay2verbthere ishaber · present · 3rd sing.muchodeterminera lot ofmasc. · sing.tráficonountrafficmasc. · sing..
- vale → salgas: mood
- hora → esa: agree
- hay → tráfico: obj
- tráfico → mucho: agree
Word for word: “It is worth more that you leave early, because at that hour there is a lot of traffic.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Más vale que + present subjunctive = you'd better…: a friendly but firm warning. Subjunctive: value judgements and impersonal expressions →
- 2hay = there is / there are.
Variations
- Mejor sal temprano, porque a esa hora hay mucho tráfico.