Word
Es inútil comparar tu progreso con el de otras compañeras; cada una aprende a su ritmo.
Meaning
It is useless to compare your progress with that of other classmates; each one learns at her own pace.
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Breakdown of Es inútil comparar tu progreso con el de otras compañeras; cada una aprende a su ritmo.
ser
to be
aprender
to learn
con
with
tu
your
Questions & Answers about Es inútil comparar tu progreso con el de otras compañeras; cada una aprende a su ritmo.
Why does the sentence start with Es inútil comparar... instead of something like Comparar... es inútil?
Both word orders are possible in Spanish:
- Es inútil comparar tu progreso...
- Comparar tu progreso... es inútil
The version in your sentence is very natural and common. It uses an impersonal structure: Es + adjective + infinitive.
This pattern is extremely frequent in Spanish:
So Es inútil comparar... means It’s useless to compare...
Why is it comparar and not a conjugated verb like comparas or compare?
Because after Es inútil, Spanish normally uses an infinitive to talk about an action in a general way.
So:
- Es inútil comparar = It’s useless to compare
- not Es inútil comparas
- not Es inútil compare
The infinitive comparar works a bit like the English to compare or comparing in this kind of sentence.
Why is there no de after inútil? Why not ?