Phrase · ⚖️ Agreeing and disagreeing with nuance
Por mucho que insistas, no me vas a convencer.
No matter how much you insist, you're not going to convince me.
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Why every word is where it is
Por1prepositionfor (por mucho que)mucho1adverbmuchqueconjunctionthatinsistas1verbyou insistinsistir · subjunctive · present · 2nd sing.,noadverbnotme2object pronounmeyo · 1st sing. · direct objectvas2verbyou are goingir · present · 2nd sing.aprepositiontoconvencerverbconvinceinfinitive.
- Por → insistas: mood
- vas → convencer: obj
- convencer → me: obj
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Por mucho que + subjunctive = no matter how much: a concession about something that may still happen. Concessive clauses: aunque, a pesar de (que), por más que →
- 2no me vas a convencer: ir a + infinitive; the pronoun goes before vas or on the infinitive (convencerme). Ir a + infinitive: plans and predictions →
Variations
- Por más que insistas, no me vas a convencer.
- Por mucho que insistas, no vas a convencerme.