Word
Decido no rendirme aunque el día sea difícil y el entrenamiento intenso.
Meaning
I decide not to give up even if the day is difficult and the training is intense.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Lesson
Breakdown of Decido no rendirme aunque el día sea difícil y el entrenamiento intenso.
ser
to be
yo
I
el día
the day
y
and
Questions & Answers about Decido no rendirme aunque el día sea difícil y el entrenamiento intenso.
Why is decido in the present tense? In English I’d probably say “I decided” or “I’ve decided”.
In Spanish the present tense is used more broadly than in English.
- Decido literally means “I decide”, but it can also mean:
- a decision you are making right now
- Decido no rendirme… = I’m deciding / I decide not to give up…
- a habitual decision you make in general
- Whenever things get hard, I decide not to give up.
- a decision you are making right now
If you wanted to say a specific past decision, you’d use:
- Decidí no rendirme… = I decided not to give up…
- He decidido no rendirme… = I have decided not to give up… (recent / relevant decision)
Here, with no extra context, decido is a general, present-time statement of will: I choose / I decide (as a principle) not to give up…
Why is it decido no rendirme and not decido no me rindo?