Breakdown of El dron tuvo un cortocircuito, y eso que nunca llovió.
y
and
tener
to have
un
a, an (masculine)
eso
that (neuter)
llover
to rain
que
that / than
nunca
never
el dron
drone
el cortocircuito
short circuit
Questions & Answers about El dron tuvo un cortocircuito, y eso que nunca llovió.
Why do we use the indicative llovió here instead of the subjunctive, considering the phrase means "even though"?
Unlike aunque, which can take the subjunctive when talking about hypotheticals or unverified information, y eso que is used specifically to introduce established statements of fact. Because the speaker knows for sure that it didn't rain, y eso que strictly requires the indicative (llovió).
Could I just say aunque nunca llovió instead? What does y eso que add?
You absolutely could use aunque, but y eso que adds a much stronger sense of surprise, irony, or complaint. It is highly conversational, much like saying "and to think that it never rained!" or "despite the fact it didn't even rain." It heavily emphasizes how unexpected the short circuit was given the conditions.
Why use the preterite tuvo instead of the imperfect tenía for "The drone had..."?
Is cortocircuito always written as one word?
Yes, it is a compound noun written as a single word. Even though it is made of corto (short) and circuito (circuit), it functions as one masculine noun. To make it plural, you just add an s to the end to make cortocircuitos.
Is dron the standard spelling for "drone" in Spanish?
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