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Aunque no llueva, seguimos sin podar el césped.

Aunque no llueva, seguimos sin podar el césped.
Even if it does not rain, we are still not mowing the lawn.
From Lesson 309:Still not doing something (seguir sin)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Aunque no llueva, seguimos sin podar el césped.

Why use seguimos sin podar instead of just saying no seguimos podando?
Seguir + sin + infinitive is the standard way to express that you continue not to do something. If you said no seguimos podando, it would actually mean 'we are no longer mowing' (implying you were doing it before, but stopped).
Why is llueva in the subjunctive? Wouldn't Aunque no llueve work too?
Aunque changes meaning depending on the mood that follows it. With the subjunctive (llueva), it means 'even if' (a hypothetical scenario, since we don't know yet if it will rain). If you used the indicative (llueve), it would mean 'even though it isn't raining,' stating a known fact about the present moment.
Could I just say todavía no estamos podando to mean 'we are still not mowing'?
Yes, you can. Todavía no estamos podando simply states the fact that you still aren't mowing. However, using the seguir + sin + infinitive structure puts a stronger emphasis on the continuation of that inactive state, highlighting that your lack of action remains unchanged.
I learned that podar means 'to prune.' Can it really be used for mowing grass?
Yes! While cortar el césped is the most universal way to say 'mow the lawn,' in several parts of Latin America (such as Mexico), podar is frequently used for mowing or neatly trimming the grass.

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