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Es terrible que la venganza termine creando más caos.

Es terrible que la venganza termine creando más caos.
It is terrible that the revenge ends up creating more chaos.
From Lesson 220:Ending up doing something (terminar, acabar)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Es terrible que la venganza termine creando más caos.

Why does this sentence use termine creando?
This structure uses the verb terminar followed by a gerund (an -ando or -iendo word). It translates to "to end up doing something." It highlights the final, sometimes unintended, outcome of a situation. Here, termine creando means "ends up creating."
Why is terminar conjugated as termine rather than termina?
The opening phrase Es terrible que (It is terrible that) expresses a subjective judgment or negative emotion. This is a classic trigger that forces the verb in the second part of the sentence into the subjunctive mood, which is why we use the subjunctive form termine.
Could I use acabe instead of termine here?
Yes, absolutely! Both terminar and acabar followed by a gerund mean "to end up doing something." You could say ...que la venganza acabe creando más caos and it would mean exactly the same thing.
What would happen if I used the infinitive crear instead of the gerund creando?
If you used the infinitive, you would also have to add the preposition de (termine de crear), and the meaning would completely change to "finishes creating." To express that something "ends up" happening, you must use the gerund (creando) directly after terminar.

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