Breakdown of Nos importa el animal salvaje, por eso lo cuidaremos hasta que esté sano.
el animal
the animal
estar
to be (location/state)
que
that / than
cuidar
to take care of
nos
to us
importar
to matter / to care
lo
it / him (direct object)
hasta
until / as far as
por eso
therefore / that's why
salvaje
wild
sano
healthy (in good health)
Questions & Answers about Nos importa el animal salvaje, por eso lo cuidaremos hasta que esté sano.
Why is 'esté' in the subjunctive here instead of the normal present tense?
Because hasta que (until) is followed by the subjunctive when it refers to a future event. Since the animal getting healthy hasn't actually happened yet, we must use the present subjunctive esté.
Why does the sentence start with 'Nos importa' instead of 'Nosotros importamos'?
Why do we use 'lo' before 'cuidaremos'?
Lo is a direct object pronoun replacing el animal salvaje. While in English we say 'take care OF it', the Spanish verb cuidar directly takes an object. We place lo right before the conjugated verb cuidaremos to mean 'we will take care of it'.
Why use 'esté' (from 'estar') with 'sano' instead of the verb 'ser'?
We use estar with adjectives like sano (healthy) or enfermo (sick) to talk about a physical state or condition. The animal is injured or sick right now, and we are waiting for it to recover to a healthy state. Using ser sano would mean 'to have a naturally healthy lifestyle', which doesn't make sense for this context.
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