Learn Spanish (Latin America): Aunque haya una renuncia, no olvidamos lo del soborno. - Even if there is a resignation, we are not forgetting the bribe thing.

Aunque haya una renuncia, no olvidamos lo del soborno.

Even if there is a resignation, we are not forgetting the bribe thing.

Breakdown of Aunque haya una renuncia, no olvidamos lo del soborno.

to be (there is / there are)

del

from the / of the

Questions & Answers about Aunque haya una renuncia, no olvidamos lo del soborno.

Why is it lo del soborno instead of just el soborno?

Using lo del (a contraction of lo de and el) translates roughly to the matter of the bribe or the bribe thing. The phrase lo de is used to refer to a whole situation or event that both speakers already know about, rather than just the physical bribe itself.

Why does the sentence use the subjunctive haya after aunque?

When aunque is followed by the subjunctive, it translates to even if, referring to a hypothetical situation that might or might not happen. If we used the indicative hay, it would mean even though, treating the resignation as an already established fact.

Where does the word haya come from?

Haya is the present subjunctive form of hay (there is or there are). Both come from the impersonal use of the verb haber.

The English translation says we are not forgetting, but olvidamos is simple present. Why not use the progressive tense?

In Spanish, the simple present tense (olvidamos) is often used to express immediate intentions or ongoing mental states. While you could technically say no estamos olvidando, the simple present is much more common and natural for verbs of thinking, feeling, or remembering.