Phrase · 📜 Proverbs in conversation
Me postulo para la beca; el que no arriesga no gana.
I'm applying for the scholarship; nothing ventured, nothing gained.
C2deciding to take a chanceinformallearned as a wholeAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Me3pronoun(myself)yo · 1stpostulo3verbI'm applyingpostularse · present · 1st sing.paraprepositionforladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definitebeca4nounscholarshipfem. · sing.;el2determinerthe onemasc. · sing. · definiteque2pronounwhono1adverbnotarriesga1verbtakes a riskarriesgar · present · 3rd sing.no1adverbnotgana1verbwinsganar · present · 3rd sing..
- el → gana: frozen proverb
- el → que: el que: whoever
- Me → postulo: postularse: pronominal verb
Word for word: “I'm applying for the scholarship; whoever doesn't risk doesn't win.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1El que no arriesga no gana = nothing ventured, nothing gained.
- 2Natural and upbeat; you mostly say it to yourself before a bold step. el que = whoever. Relative clauses II: mood and prepositions →
- 3postularse = to apply (for a job, grant or post) in Latin America; Spain says solicitar or presentarse.
- 4beca = scholarship, grant.
Variations
- Me voy a postular a la beca; el que no arriesga no gana.
- Solicito la beca; quien no arriesga no gana.
- Pido la beca: ¿qué puedo perder?