Even though (y eso que)

Surprising Facts with "y eso que"

To express "even though," "and yet," or "despite the fact that," use the phrase y eso que. This structure is perfect for stating a fact that makes a situation unexpected or surprising.

Because y eso que introduces an established fact or an experienced reality—not a hypothetical scenario—it is always followed by the indicative mood.

The tablet freezes, even though it's extremely expensive.
La tableta se traba, y eso que es carísima.
The drone had a short circuit, even though it never rained.
El dron tuvo un cortocircuito, y eso que nunca llovió.

Notice how the phrase connects two ideas: the unexpected failure happens first, followed by y eso que and the known fact that should have prevented it.

The drone's light is flickering, even though the battery is full.
La luz del dron parpadea, y eso que la batería está llena.
The program isn't compatible, even though I installed the update.
El programa no es compatible, y eso que instalé la actualización.
I decided to throw away the watch, even though it cost a lot of money.
Decidí desechar el reloj, y eso que costó mucho dinero.