Breakdown of Resumir un desenlace tan intrigante es casi imposible.
ser
to be
un
a, an (masculine)
tan
as / so
casi
almost
imposible
impossible
intrigante
intriguing
el desenlace
the outcome / the ending
resumir
to summarize
Questions & Answers about Resumir un desenlace tan intrigante es casi imposible.
Why is "such an intriguing ending" translated using tan (un desenlace tan intrigante) instead of tal?
In Spanish, when you want to say "such a [adjective] [noun]", the structure is almost always un [noun] tan [adjective] (literally: "a noun so adjective"). You generally use tal when modifying a noun directly without an adjective, like un tal desenlace for "such an ending". Because intrigante is an adjective describing how intense the ending is, tan is the correct choice here.
Why does the sentence start with the infinitive Resumir instead of the gerund Resumiendo for "Summarizing"?
Could I just say un final instead of un desenlace?
Yes, but desenlace adds a great B2-level nuance. While final just means "end" or "ending" in a general sense, desenlace literally means the "unknotting" or resolution of a plot in a book, movie, or complex real-life situation. It is the perfect word to pair with an intriguing storyline.
This lesson is about lo que and lo cual. Since they aren't in this sentence, how could I rephrase it to use lo cual?
You could restructure the sentence to state a fact first, and then comment on that entire fact using lo cual. For example: El desenlace es muy intrigante, lo cual hace que sea casi imposible de resumir (The ending is very intriguing, which makes it almost impossible to summarize). Here, lo cual acts as a neuter relative pronoun referring back to the whole previous clause.
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