Breakdown of Si sigues corriendo, tus músculos pueden sufrir una lesión.
una
a, an (feminine)
tu
your
poder
to be able to / can
correr
to run
seguir
to continue
sufrir
to suffer
si
if
el músculo
muscle
la lesión
injury
Questions & Answers about Si sigues corriendo, tus músculos pueden sufrir una lesión.
Why is it sigues corriendo rather than sigues correr?
To express 'to keep doing' or 'to continue doing' an action, Spanish uses seguir (or continuar) plus the gerund form (verbs ending in -ando or -iendo). While English allows the infinitive in 'continue to run', Spanish requires the gerund here: sigues corriendo.
Is lesión a false friend for the English word 'lesion'?
Yes, for the most part. In English, 'lesion' is a specific medical term. In Spanish, lesión is the everyday word for an 'injury,' especially sports-related ones like a pulled muscle or a sprain.
Why do we use sufrir (to suffer) with an injury?
While it might sound a bit dramatic in English to 'suffer an injury' instead of just 'getting' or 'sustaining' one, sufrir una lesión is the most natural and standard word pairing in Spanish for getting hurt.
Why is sigues in the present indicative tense rather than the subjunctive after si?
When talking about realistic possibilities (If X happens, Y can/will happen), Spanish always uses the present indicative after si. You only use the subjunctive after si for unlikely or hypothetical scenarios, like 'If I were a millionaire'.
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