Breakdown of Yo haría la maestría; sin embargo, es muy cara.
yo
I
ser
to be
caro
expensive
muy
very
hacer
to do / to make
sin embargo
however
la maestría
the master's degree
Questions & Answers about Yo haría la maestría; sin embargo, es muy cara.
Why is it haría and not hacería?
The verb hacer (to do/make) has an irregular stem in the conditional tense. Instead of using the full infinitive hacer as the base, it changes to har-. Then you add the standard conditional ending -ía for the yo form, giving you haría (I would do).
Is the pronoun Yo mandatory at the beginning of this sentence?
It is not strictly mandatory, but it is very helpful here. In the conditional tense, the yo (I) and the él/ella/usted (he/she/you formal) forms are identical: both are haría. Using Yo avoids any confusion about exactly who would do the master's degree.
What does sin embargo mean, and can I just use pero instead?
Sin embargo is a common linking phrase that translates to 'however' or 'nevertheless'. You could absolutely use pero (but) instead, but sin embargo sounds a bit more formal and is great for connecting two contrasting ideas, just like in English.
Why do we use es instead of está when saying it is very expensive?
We use es (from the verb ser) because being expensive is considered a permanent or defining characteristic of this master's degree program, rather than a temporary state. Also, notice that cara (expensive) ends in -a to match the feminine noun la maestría.
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