Por más que remojemos el edredón, sigue sucio.

dirty

Breakdown of Por más que remojemos el edredón, sigue sucio.

• seguir: to remain
• el edredón: the duvet; comforter
• remojar: to soak clothing

Questions & Answers about Por más que remojemos el edredón, sigue sucio.

What does por más que mean in this sentence?

Por más que is a fixed expression that often means no matter how much, however much, or even if.

In this sentence, it introduces a concession: one action is being tried, but it does not change the result.

So the structure is basically:

Por más que + [verb], [result still happens]

Here, the idea is:

• we soak the comforter
• but it still stays dirty

So por más que is not being understood literally word by word as for more than. It functions as one unit.

Why is it remojemos and not a regular present form like remojamos?

Because after por más que, Spanish often uses the subjunctive when the speaker is emphasizing that the action does not affect the outcome.

So:

• remojemos = present subjunctive, we soak / we may soak
• remojamos would be present indicative, but that is not the natural choice for this meaning

Here, remojemos shows something like:

• regardless of how much we soak it
• even if we soak it a lot
• the result is unchanged

This is why the subjunctive fits well.

Is remojemos a subjunctive form or a command?