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El yogur está tan agrio que mi madre le pone miel, pero mi abuelo dice que así pierde su sabor.
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The yogurt is so sour that my mother puts honey in it, but my grandfather says that this way it loses its flavor.
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Breakdown of El yogur está tan agrio que mi madre le pone miel, pero mi abuelo dice que así pierde su sabor.
mi
my
estar
to be
pero
but
tan
so
Questions & Answers about El yogur está tan agrio que mi madre le pone miel, pero mi abuelo dice que así pierde su sabor.
Why is it está agrio and not es agrio?
Because estar is usually used for a temporary state or condition, while ser is used for more permanent characteristics.
Here, the yogurt has become sour or is sour right now, so está agrio is the natural choice.
- está agrio = it tastes sour / it has gone sour
- es agrio would sound more like sourness is an inherent characteristic, which is not the usual idea with yogurt in this context
So Spanish treats this as a condition, not an essential quality.
What does tan ... que mean?
Tan ... que means so ... that.
It works just like in English:
- Está tan agrio que... = It is so sour that...
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Why is it agrio?