Phrase · 📜 Proverbs in conversation
Un buen mes no basta; una golondrina no hace verano.
One good month isn't enough; one swallow doesn't make a summer.
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Why every word is where it is
Undetermineroneuno · masc. · sing. · indefinitebuen3adjectivegoodbueno · masc. · sing.mesnounmonthmasc. · sing.noadverbnotbastaverbis enoughbastar · present · 3rd sing.;una2determineroneuno · fem. · sing. · indefinitegolondrina1nounswallowfem. · sing.no1adverbnothace1verbmakeshacer · present · 3rd sing.verano1nounsummermasc. · sing..
- una → verano: frozen proverb
- golondrina → hace: una golondrina: subject of hace
- buen → mes: buen: short form before a masculine noun
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Una golondrina no hace verano = one swallow doesn't make a summer: one good sign proves nothing.
- 2Natural in conversation and in business or sports commentary; never pompous.
- 3buen before a masculine noun: un buen mes, but un mes bueno.
Variations
- Un buen mes no basta: una golondrina sola no hace verano.
- Un mes bueno no basta; una golondrina no hace verano.
- Un buen mes no significa nada todavía.