Phrase · ✋ Concession and insistence
Porque sea mi hermano no le voy a dar la razón.
Just because he's my brother doesn't mean I'll say he's right.
C2refusing to take sidesAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Porque1conjunctionjust becausesea1verbhe isser · subjunctive · present · 3rd sing.mideterminermy1st sing.hermanonounbrothermasc. · sing.noadverbnotle2object pronounhimél · 3rd sing. · indirect objectvoyverbI'm goingir · present · 1st sing.aprepositiontodar2verbgiveinfinitivela2determinertheel · fem. · sing. · definiterazón2nounright (reason)fem. · sing..
- Porque → sea: porque + subjunctive: concessive
- le → hermano: le: my brother
- voy → dar: ir a + infinitive
- dar → razón: dar la razón a alguien
Word for word: “Because he may be my brother I'm not going to give him the reason.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Concessive porque + subjunctive at the start: being my brother is no reason to side with him. The subjunctive cancels the cause. Mood alternation II: -quiera relatives, concessive así / porque, speaker commitment →
- 2dar la razón a alguien = to say someone is right. Spanish keeps the article; le is the person. Indirect object pronouns and doubling →
Variations
- No le voy a dar la razón solo porque sea mi hermano.
- Que sea mi hermano no significa que tenga razón.
- Por mucho que sea mi hermano, no le voy a dar la razón.