Comparamos la legítima con el legado.

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Breakdown of Comparamos la legítima con el legado.

• comparar: to compare
• la legítima: the forced share
• el legado: the bequest

Questions & Answers about Comparamos la legítima con el legado.

What does comparamos mean grammatically here?

Comparamos is the first-person plural form of comparar, so it means we compare in the present indicative.

In this sentence, the subject we is not written because Spanish usually leaves subject pronouns out when the verb ending already shows who is doing the action.

So: Comparamos la legítima con el legado = We compare the legítima with the legacy/bequest.

Could comparamos also mean we compared?

Yes. With -ar verbs, the nosotros form of the present and the preterite can look identical.

So comparamos can mean either:

• we compare
• we compared

Without context, both are possible. Usually the surrounding sentence or situation makes the time clear. On its own, many learners first read it as present, but grammatically it is ambiguous.

Why is con used after comparar?

Spanish normally uses comparar X con Y to mean to compare X with Y.

So:

• Comparamos la legítima con el legado = We compare the legítima with the legado

This is the most neutral and common pattern.

You may also sometimes see comparar X a Y, but that is less common in everyday neutral usage and often feels more like likening one thing to another rather than making a straightforward comparison. For a standard factual comparison, con is the safest choice.