Breakdown of El atleta invencible va a triunfar.
ir
to go
a
to
el atleta
the athlete
invencible
invincible
triunfar
to triumph
Questions & Answers about El atleta invencible va a triunfar.
Why is it el atleta when the noun ends in "-a"?
Would the adjective invencible change if we were talking about a female athlete?
No, it stays exactly the same. Adjectives that end in -e (like invencible, fuerte, or inteligente) do not change for gender, only for number. So a female athlete would be la atleta invencible.
Since we are learning about reduplicative subjunctives, how would I add "no matter who he competes against" to the beginning of this sentence?
You would use the verb competir (to compete) in the subjunctive twice, wrapped around a relative pronoun like quien (who). The phrase would be: Compita contra quien compita, el atleta invencible va a triunfar.
How would I say "Whatever happens, the invincible athlete is going to triumph" using the grammar from this lesson?
You can use the reduplicative subjunctive of the verb pasar (to happen) combined with the relative pronoun lo que (that which). The result is: Pase lo que pase, el atleta invencible va a triunfar. This literally means "happen what may happen" and is the most natural way to express "whatever happens" in Spanish.
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