Phrase · ⚖️ Agreeing and disagreeing with nuance
Te entiendo; sin embargo, la experiencia demuestra más bien lo contrario.
I understand; however, experience actually shows the opposite.
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Why every word is where it is
Teobject pronounyoutú · 2nd sing. · direct objectentiendoverbI understandentender · present · 1st sing.;sin1prepositionwithoutembargo1noun(however)masc. · sing.,ladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definiteexperiencianounexperiencefem. · sing.demuestraverbshowsdemostrar · present · 3rd sing.más2adverbrather (más bien)bien2adverb(rather)lodeterminerthe (… thing)el · masc. · sing. · definitecontrarioadjectiveoppositemasc. · sing..
- entiendo → Te: obj
- experiencia → demuestra: agree
- demuestra → lo: obj
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1sin embargo = however: a contrast marker, often after a semicolon. Discourse markers B2: contrast, digression and reformulation →
- 2más bien = rather, if anything: corrects the previous idea. Discourse markers B2: contrast, digression and reformulation →
Variations
- Te entiendo; no obstante, la experiencia demuestra más bien lo contrario.