Phrase · ✋ Concession and insistence
Pase lo que pase, esta noche cenamos todos juntos.
Whatever happens, tonight we're all having dinner together.
C2insisting on a planAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Pase1verbhappenpasar · subjunctive · present · 3rd sing.lodeterminerwhatel · definitequepronoun(that)pase1verbmay happenpasar · subjunctive · present · 3rd sing.,estadeterminerthiseste · fem. · sing.nochenounnightfem. · sing.cenamos2verbwe have dinnercenar · present · 1st pl.todos3determineralltodo · masc. · pl.juntos3adjectivetogetherjunto · masc. · pl..
- Pase → pase: pase lo que pase: whatever happens
- esta → noche: esta noche: tonight
- todos → cenamos: todos: we all
- juntos → todos: juntos agrees with todos (m. pl.)
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Reduplicated formula: present subjunctive twice, pase lo que pase = whatever happens. Concessive structures II →
- 2cenar = to have dinner. Present tense for a firm plan: esta noche cenamos.
- 3todos juntos agrees with the group; a group of women would be todas juntas.
Variations
- Pase lo que pase, esta noche cenamos juntos.
- Ocurra lo que ocurra, esta noche cenamos todos juntos.
- Sea como sea, esta noche cenamos todos juntos.