Phrase · 🙄 Colloquial reactions
¿Qué le vamos a hacer? Otra vez será.
What can you do? Maybe next time.
C2resignationinformalAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
¿Quépronounwhatle1object pronoun(to it)él · 3rd sing. · indirect objectvamosverbare we goingir · present · 1st pl.apreposition(to)hacerverbdoinfinitive?Otra2determineranotherotro · fem. · sing.vez2nountimefem. · sing.será2verbit will beser · future · 3rd sing..
- vamos → hacer: ir a + infinitive
- le → hacer: le: neutral dative, no referent
- Otra → será: otra vez será: next time
Word for word: “What are we going to do to it? Another time it will be.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1¿Qué le vamos a hacer? = what can you do?: resignation. The le refers to nothing in particular; it is a fixed neutral dative. Pronoun nuances: dative of interest, ello, sí / consigo, pronominal verbs →
- 2Otra vez será = maybe next time: the future offers consolation. Simple future →
Variations
- ¡Qué se le va a hacer! Otra vez será.
- Ni modo, otra vez será.
- ¿Qué le vamos a hacer? Será la próxima vez.