Breakdown of Anoche vimos una interpretación cautivadora, la cual no tuvo éxito.
no
no, not
un
a, an (masculine)
ver
to see / to look / appear
anoche
last night
la cual
which / who (feminine singular)
cautivador
captivating
la interpretación
performance / interpretation (artistic)
tener éxito
to be successful
Questions & Answers about Anoche vimos una interpretación cautivadora, la cual no tuvo éxito.
How could I rewrite this sentence using no obstante from the current lesson?
You could drop la cual and use no obstante to strongly emphasize the contrast between the great performance and its failure. The sentence would become Anoche vimos una interpretación cautivadora, no obstante, no tuvo éxito. This shifts the English translation slightly to 'however, it was not successful'.
Why is la cual used here instead of just que?
While you can absolutely use que here, la cual is often used in written or slightly formal Spanish after a comma to add extra, non-essential information about a noun. It agrees in gender and number with the feminine singular noun interpretación.
Why does the sentence use no tuvo éxito instead of an adjective like no fue exitosa?
In Spanish, it is much more common to use the phrase tener éxito (literally, 'to have success') rather than the adjective exitoso or exitosa ('successful') when talking about events, performances, or businesses doing well. Both are grammatically correct, but no tuvo éxito sounds more natural and idiomatic here.
Could I use ahora bien in this sentence instead of la cual?
The connector ahora bien (meaning 'having said that' or 'now then') does not fit as naturally here as no obstante. Ahora bien is usually used to introduce a new point that clarifies or sets a condition on what was just said, whereas no obstante directly contrasts two opposing facts, which makes perfect sense for a captivating performance that somehow failed.
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