Learn Spanish (Latin America): Con el minimalismo, ya no guardo todo lo que estorba. - With minimalism, I no longer keep everything that is in the way.

Con el minimalismo, ya no guardo todo lo que estorba.

With minimalism, I no longer keep everything that is in the way.

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Why is estorba in the indicative mood instead of the subjunctive?

The phrase todo lo que (everything that) takes the indicative when referring to known, factual things. We use the indicative estorba here because the speaker is talking about actual things they own that take up space. If they were talking about a hypothetical rule for the future (like 'I will not keep anything that might be in the way'), they would use the subjunctive estorbe.

Doesn't guardo mean 'I guard'?

It can, but much more commonly in everyday Spanish, guardar means 'to keep,' 'to put away,' or 'to save.' In this context, ya no guardo means 'I no longer keep' or 'I don't hold onto.'

How does ya no work in this sentence?

Ya no is the standard way to say 'no longer' or 'not anymore' in Spanish. You place it directly before the conjugated verb to show that an ongoing action or habit from the past has now stopped.

What kind of word is estorba?

It is a conjugation of the verb estorbar, which means 'to be in the way,' 'to take up space,' or 'to be a nuisance.' It is a very common verb to use when talking about physical clutter or obstacles.