Breakdown of Aun mirando el mapa, es dificilísimo ubicarse aquí.
ser
to be
mirar
to look at / to watch
aquí
here
el mapa
the map
difícil
difficult
aun
even (adverb)
ubicarse
to orient oneself
Questions & Answers about Aun mirando el mapa, es dificilísimo ubicarse aquí.
Why is aun written without an accent mark here?
When written without an accent mark, aun means even (similar to incluso) and is used to introduce a concessive clause. If it were written with an accent mark (aún), it would mean still or yet, which would not make sense in this context.
Could I use aunque instead of the aun + gerund structure?
Yes, you could use a conjugated phrase like aunque mires el mapa (even though you look at the map). However, using aun + gerund (aun mirando) is a very natural and concise way to express the exact same concessive idea, especially since the person doing the looking and the person getting oriented are the same.
What happened to the accent mark from difícil when forming dificilísimo?
When adding the absolute superlative suffix -ísimo to a word, the spoken stress always moves to the first i of that suffix. Because of this stress shift, the original accent mark on the second i in difícil is dropped, and a new accent mark is placed on the suffix to form dificilísimo.
Why use the reflexive ubicarse instead of just ubicar?
The non-reflexive verb ubicar means to locate or place a specific object or person. By adding the reflexive pronoun se, the verb ubicarse literally translates to to locate oneself, which is the most natural way to say to get your bearings or to get oriented in a physical space.
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