Phrase · 🤝 Agreeing and disagreeing in discussions
Por un lado, la idea me gusta; por otro, no sé si tenemos tiempo.
On the one hand, I like the idea; on the other, I don’t know if we have time.
B1partly agreeingAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Por1prepositiononun1determineroneuno · masc. · sing. · indefinitelado1nounside, handmasc. · sing.,ladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definiteidea2nounideafem. · sing.me2object pronounto me1st sing. · indirect objectgusta2verbpleasesgustar · present · 3rd sing.;por1prepositiononotro1pronounthe other (side)masc. · sing.,noadverbnotsé3verbI knowsaber · present · 1st sing.si3conjunctionif, whethertenemosverbwe havetener · present · 1st pl.tiemponountimemasc. · sing..
- Por → por: por un lado… por otro
- idea → gusta: la idea → gusta (3rd sg.)
- me → gusta: me → gustar
- sé → si: saber si
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1por un lado… por otro (lado) = on the one hand… on the other: weighing two sides. Connectors and discourse markers B1 →
- 2la idea me gusta: with gustar the idea is the subject, and it can come first. Gustar and similar verbs; también / tampoco →
- 3no sé si + indicative: an indirect yes/no question. Reported speech I and indirect questions →
Variations
- Por una parte, la idea me gusta; por otra, no sé si tenemos tiempo.