Breakdown of No debes juzgar la libertad de otra persona.
de
from / of
no
no, not
la persona
the person
la
the (feminine)
otro
other
deber
must / should
juzgar
to judge
la libertad
the freedom
Questions & Answers about No debes juzgar la libertad de otra persona.
Why isn't it una otra persona for 'another person'?
Could I say no deberías juzgar instead of no debes juzgar?
Yes, but the meaning changes slightly. No debes juzgar is in the present tense and means 'you must not judge' (a strong rule or obligation). No deberías juzgar uses the conditional tense and softens the phrase to 'you shouldn't judge' (a piece of advice).
Since the sentence talks about a person, why isn't there a 'personal a' before otra persona?
The 'personal a' is only required when a person is the direct object of a verb (the one receiving the action). Here, the direct object being judged is la libertad (the freedom). The phrase de otra persona just tells us whose freedom it is, so no 'personal a' is needed.
How could we add a conclusive marker like al fin y al cabo to this sentence?
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