Word
Tienes el dado, así que podrías tirar ahora.
Meaning
You have the die, so you could roll now.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Tienes el dado, así que podrías tirar ahora.
tener
to have
ahora
now
poder
to be able to / can
tirar
to throw
Questions & Answers about Tienes el dado, así que podrías tirar ahora.
Does así que trigger the subjunctive in this sentence?
No, así que (so / therefore) introduces a consequence or result, which is treated as a fact, so it takes the indicative mood (podrías). Connectors that show purpose, like para que (so that), are the ones that require the subjunctive.
Could I use por lo tanto instead of así que here?
Yes, you could say por lo tanto podrías tirar ahora (therefore you could roll now). However, así que is much more common and natural in everyday speech like playing a board game. por lo tanto sounds a bit more formal, like 'therefore' or 'consequently' in English.
Wait, isn't dado the past participle of dar (to give)?
Yes, it is! But it is also a masculine noun, el dado, which means 'the die' (the singular of dice). Context makes it clear here because it has the article el right in front of it.
I learned that tirar means 'to throw away' or 'to pull'. Does it mean 'to roll' here?
Why use the conditional podrías (you could) instead of the present (you can)?