Learn Spanish (Latin America): Ese postre es muy dañino, por eso engordas. - That dessert is very harmful, that's why you gain weight.

Ese postre es muy dañino, por eso engordas.

That dessert is very harmful, that's why you gain weight.

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Questions & Answers about Ese postre es muy dañino, por eso engordas.

Since the current lesson is about 'de ahí que', why does this sentence use 'por eso' with the indicative ('engordas')?

While both connectors express a consequence, they trigger different moods. Por eso declares the result as a fact, so it always takes the indicative. De ahí que focuses on the origin of that result and requires the subjunctive. If you rewrote this sentence to use the lesson's connector, it would be: Ese postre es muy dañino, de ahí que engordes.

Does engordas mean "you are fat" or "you gain weight"?

It means "you gain weight" or "you get fat." It is the conjugated form of the verb engordar (to gain weight). If you wanted to describe someone's current physical state of being overweight, you would use the verb estar with an adjective, like estás gordo.

Is engordas referring to the listener specifically, or is it a general statement?

It depends entirely on the context of the conversation, but it can easily be a general statement. Just like in English, Spanish speakers frequently use the informal second person (tú) to express an impersonal, universal truth—meaning "that dessert is so unhealthy that one gains weight from it."

Why do we use es rather than está with dañino?

We use es because being harmful (dañino) is an inherent, defining characteristic of the dessert. It describes the permanent nature of its ingredients (like having too much sugar), rather than a temporary condition or state.