Breakdown of Lucharemos, aunque el desafío sea difícil.
ser
to be
difícil
difficult
aunque
although / even though
luchar
to fight (struggle, for a cause)
el desafío
challenge
Questions & Answers about Lucharemos, aunque el desafío sea difícil.
Why is sea in the subjunctive here instead of the indicative es?
By using the subjunctive sea, the speaker is saying "even if the challenge is difficult," acknowledging it as a hypothetical possibility or an unknown. If they had used the indicative es, it would mean "although the challenge is difficult," declaring a known, experienced fact.
Does aunque always translate to "even if"?
Not always! Its translation changes based on the mood of the verb that follows it. When paired with the subjunctive like sea, it usually translates to "even if" because it introduces a hypothetical. When paired with the indicative (like es), it translates to "although" or "even though" because it states a fact.
Why do we use a form of ser (sea) here instead of estar (esté)?
How is lucharemos formed?
It is the future tense of luchar (to fight). To form the future tense for regular verbs, you don't drop the -ar, -er, or -ir ending. Instead, you keep the entire infinitive and attach the ending to it. Here, we add the "we" ending -emos to get lucharemos (we will fight).
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