Por más que remojemos el edredón, sigue sucio.

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.

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.

In form, it can be both:

• present subjunctive
• nosotros command (let’s soak)

But in this sentence, it is clearly subjunctive, not a command.

Why? Because it comes after por más que, which sets up a concessive clause. The sentence is not telling anyone to do something; it is describing a situation.

So here:

• Por más que remojemos... = No matter how much we soak...

not

• Let’s soak...

Remojar means to soak, to leave in water, or to wet thoroughly, often for a period of time.

It is not exactly the same as:

• mojar = to wet
• lavar = to wash
• limpiar = to clean

So remojar el edredón suggests putting the comforter in water or letting it soak, probably in an attempt to clean it.

That matters here because the sentence implies:

• soaking is being tried as a cleaning method
• but it still does not become clean

Sigue sucio means it remains dirty or it is still dirty.

That is stronger than está sucio, which only says it is dirty.

Compare:

• Está sucio = it is dirty
• Sigue sucio = it continues to be dirty / it is still dirty

So seguir + adjective is a very common way to express that a condition continues.

Here, that continuation is the key idea:

• we try soaking it
• but the dirty condition continues

Because sucio agrees with el edredón, which is masculine singular.

In Spanish, adjectives agree in gender and number with the noun they describe, even after verbs like estar, seguir, quedar, etc.

So:

• el edredón → masculine singular
• therefore sucio → masculine singular

If the noun were feminine, you would use sucia:

• la manta sigue sucia

Because Spanish usually does not need subject pronouns when the verb ending already shows who the subject is.

The ending -emos tells you the subject is nosotros.

So:

• remojemos = we soak / we may soak

Adding nosotros is possible, but it would usually be for emphasis or contrast:

• Por más que nosotros remojemos el edredón...

That sounds more marked, as if you are contrasting we with someone else.

Yes, absolutely.

That version uses the direct object pronoun lo to refer to el edredón.

So you have two natural options:

• Por más que remojemos el edredón, sigue sucio.
• Por más que lo remojemos, sigue sucio.

The second one is especially natural if el edredón has already been mentioned earlier in the conversation.

Edredón usually means comforter or duvet.

It is a standard word and is understood broadly, including in Latin America, but regional vocabulary can vary. Depending on the country, people might also use other bedding words in different contexts.

A useful point for learners: the written accent in edredón shows the stress is on the last syllable:

• e-dre-DÓN

Sometimes, yes, but the nuance changes.

Aunque remojemos el edredón, sigue sucio means something like:

• Even if we soak the comforter, it stays dirty

That is possible.

But por más que more strongly emphasizes degree or effort:

• No matter how much we soak it
• However much we soak it

So in this sentence, por más que is the more expressive choice because it highlights that repeated or intense soaking still does not help.

It can do either, depending on context.

The combination here:

• por más que remojemos
• sigue sucio

can describe:

1. a current situation
   We are trying to clean it now, and it is still dirty.

2. a repeated/general problem
   Whenever we soak this comforter, it still ends up dirty.

Spanish often lets context tell you which reading is intended.

Yes, but the meaning or feel can shift.

With subjunctive, it often means:

• no matter how much
• even if
• the action does not change the result

That is what we have here:

• Por más que remojemos el edredón, sigue sucio.

With indicative, por más que can sometimes sound more like:

• although
• even though
• referring to something treated more as an actual fact

But for this sentence and this intended meaning, the subjunctive is the natural choice.