Phrase · 📜 Proverbs and sayings
Ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente.
What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over.
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Why every word is where it is
Ojos1nouneyesojo · masc. · pl.quepronounthat, which, whonoadverbnot, noven2verbseever · present · 3rd pl.,corazónnounheartmasc. · sing.quepronounthat, which, whonoadverbnot, nosienteverbfeelssentir · present · 3rd sing..
- ven → Ojos: subject
- siente → corazón: subject
Word for word: “Eyes that don't see, a heart that doesn't feel.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Meaning: what you don't know can't hurt you. Often said about keeping quiet about an unpleasant truth.
- 2ven agrees with ojos, siente with corazón: two parallel relative clauses.