Phrase · 🧲 Persuasion and rhetoric
Te guste o no, el clima está cambiando.
Like it or not, the climate is changing.
C2brushing objections asideAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Te1object pronounyoutú · 2nd sing. · indirect objectguste1verblike (lit. it pleases)gustar · subjunctive · present · 3rd sing.o1conjunctionorno1adverbnot,eldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiteclima2nounclimatemasc. · sing.está2verbisestar · present · 3rd sing.cambiando2verbchangingcambiar · gerund.
- guste → Te: gustar + dative of the person
- guste → no: te guste o no: like it or not
- está → cambiando: estar + gerund
- clima → está: el clima → está
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Te guste o no = like it or not: gustar in the subjunctive, with the person in the dative. It sweeps objections aside. Concessive structures II →
- 2estar + gerund for a process under way. el clima is masculine despite the -a. Estar + gerund (present progressive) →
Variations
- Nos guste o no, el clima está cambiando.
- Quieras o no, el clima está cambiando.
- Por mucho que lo niegues, el clima está cambiando.