Breakdown of Aunque hay un riesgo, el accionista dijo que expandiríamos el negocio.
un
a, an (masculine)
haber
to be (there is / there are)
el negocio
the business
que
that / than
decir
to say, to tell
aunque
although / even though
el accionista
the shareholder
expandir
to expand
el riesgo
the risk
Questions & Answers about Aunque hay un riesgo, el accionista dijo que expandiríamos el negocio.
Why do we use the conditional expandiríamos here instead of the future tense?
This is a perfect example of reported speech. Since the reporting verb is in the past (dijo, meaning 'said'), the original statement shifts its tense. The shareholder originally said 'We will expand' (expandiremos). When we report that in the past, the future tense turns into the conditional ('we would expand' or expandiríamos).
Why is it hay after aunque? Doesn't aunque often trigger the subjunctive?
Not always! You use the indicative (like hay) when declaring a known fact, meaning 'Although there is a risk.' If you were talking about a hypothetical or unknown risk ('Even if there might be a risk'), you would use the subjunctive haya.
What is the root of the word accionista?
It comes from the word acción. While acción usually translates to 'action,' in the business and finance world, an acción is a 'share' of a company. Therefore, an accionista is a shareholder.
Why do we need que after dijo? In English we often just say 'The shareholder said we would expand.'
In English, we can drop the word 'that' in reported speech. In Spanish, you cannot drop it. You must always include que to connect the reporting verb (dijo) to the reported statement (expandiríamos el negocio).
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