Conservamos el usufructo sin perjuicio de la nuda propiedad.

Conservamos is the 1st person plural present indicative of conservar.

So:

• conservo = I retain / keep
• conservas = you retain
• conserva = he/she/it retains
• conservamos = we retain
• conserváis = you all retain (Spain)
• conservan = they/you all retain

In legal or formal writing, the present tense is very common because it states a current legal situation or status. It often sounds like we retain or we continue to hold.

Because in Spanish, the verb ending already shows the subject.

The ending -amos tells you the subject is we. So conservamos already means we retain.

Spanish usually omits subject pronouns unless they are needed for:

• emphasis
• contrast
• clarity

So Conservamos el usufructo... is the normal, natural version.

If you said Nosotros conservamos..., it would sound more emphatic, like we, specifically, retain...

In Spanish, articles are often used more regularly than in English, especially with legal, abstract, or institutional concepts.

So:

• el usufructo
• la nuda propiedad

sound natural because these are specific legal rights/statuses, not just general ideas.

English might sometimes omit the article in similar contexts, but Spanish often keeps it:

• tener la propiedad
• ceder el uso
• conservar el usufructo

In this sentence, the article helps present both expressions as established legal concepts.

Grammatically, usufructo is a masculine singular noun, which is why it takes el:

• el usufructo

It is also a very formal/legal word, not an everyday one. A native speaker would recognize it mainly in:

• legal documents
• inheritance matters
• property law
• notarial language

So for a learner, it is useful to treat el usufructo as a fixed legal term.

Sin perjuicio de is a very common fixed legal expression. It means something like:

• without affecting
• without prejudice to
• without detriment to
• without undermining

In legal Spanish, fixed formulas are extremely common, and sin perjuicio de is one of them.

So this is not just a random combination of words:

• sin = without
• perjuicio = harm / detriment / prejudice
• de = to / of

Together, they form a set phrase used to say that one right or situation remains in place without harming or limiting another.

A simpler everyday sentence might use a different structure, but in legal Spanish this formula is very natural.

Because the expression is perjuicio de.

The noun perjuicio normally connects with de when it means harm or detriment to something:

• en perjuicio de alguien
• sin perjuicio de lo anterior
• sin perjuicio de la nuda propiedad

So de is required by the expression. It is not arbitrary.

A good way to learn it is as a whole chunk:

• sin perjuicio de + noun / phrase

For example:

• sin perjuicio de sus derechos
• sin perjuicio del contrato
• sin perjuicio de la propiedad

Nuda propiedad is a fixed legal expression.

Grammatically:

• propiedad is a feminine noun
• nuda is a feminine singular adjective agreeing with propiedad

So:

• la propiedad
• la nuda propiedad

It is called nuda because the ownership is considered “bare” ownership, meaning ownership without the full right of use/enjoyment that belongs to the usufructuary.

This is not everyday vocabulary. In ordinary speech, nudo/a often means naked or bare, but here it is part of a technical legal term. Learners should memorize nuda propiedad as one unit.

The original order is the most natural for a formal/legal sentence:

Conservamos el usufructo sin perjuicio de la nuda propiedad.

You could rearrange parts of it, but the result may sound less standard or less elegant in legal style.

For example, something like:

• Sin perjuicio de la nuda propiedad, conservamos el usufructo.

is grammatically possible, but it changes the emphasis and sounds more marked.

In legal drafting, set phrasing and conventional order matter a lot, so the original version is the safest model.

Sometimes, but not always naturally.

• conservar = retain, preserve, keep
• mantener = maintain, keep
• guardar = keep/store

In legal contexts about rights, conservar is a very natural choice because it suggests continuing to hold a right.

• guardar el usufructo would sound wrong here.
• mantener el usufructo might be understandable, but it is less idiomatic in this kind of legal register.
• conservar el usufructo fits the legal tone very well.

So for this sentence, conservar is the best verb to learn.

No — it is clearly formal legal Spanish.

Signs of that include:

• usufructo
• nuda propiedad
• sin perjuicio de

A native speaker would understand that this belongs to:

• contracts
• wills
• deeds
• inheritance documents
• notarial language

So if you are learning general conversation, this is not high-frequency everyday vocabulary. But if you are reading legal or property-related Spanish, it is very useful.

In Spain, a broad pronunciation guide would be:

• usufructo ≈ oo-soo-FRUK-to
• nuda propiedad ≈ NOO-da pro-pee-eh-DAD

A few useful points:

• The u is a pure vowel, like oo
• The r in usufructo is a tapped Spanish r
• propiedad has stress on the last syllable: -dad
• In most of Spain, c before e/i and z are pronounced with the th sound of think, but that does not affect this sentence much because those letters do not appear in the key words here

Since this is a formal phrase, careful pronunciation is more useful than sounding conversational.

The sentence breaks down like this:

• Conservamos = main verb
• el usufructo = direct object
• sin perjuicio de la nuda propiedad = prepositional phrase giving a legal limitation/clarification

So the skeleton is:

[Verb] + [thing retained] + [legal qualifier]

That makes it easier to reuse the pattern in similar formal sentences, such as:

• Conservamos el derecho de uso sin perjuicio de...
• Se mantiene la posesión sin perjuicio de...

This is a common legal way to state that one right remains in force while another right is also respected.