Breakdown of Aun cuando sea un espejismo, la caravana seguirá caminando.
ser
to be
un
a, an (masculine)
caminar
to walk
seguir
to continue
la caravana
caravan
aun cuando
even when / even if
el espejismo
mirage
Questions & Answers about Aun cuando sea un espejismo, la caravana seguirá caminando.
Why is sea in the subjunctive here instead of the indicative es?
Because the speaker is talking about a hypothetical situation. Using aun cuando with the subjunctive (sea) translates to "even if it is", meaning we do not know for sure if it is actually a mirage. If the speaker used the indicative (es), it would translate to "even though it is a mirage", acknowledging the mirage as an established fact.
Could I use incluso si instead of aun cuando in this sentence?
Yes, incluso si also means "even if". However, incluso si is usually followed by the indicative when talking about present or future possibilities. So if you swapped the connector, you would typically say incluso si es un espejismo instead of using the subjunctive.
Why do we use caminando after seguirá?
Why does Aun not have an accent mark in this sentence?
The word aun without the accent mark means "even" and is pronounced as a single syllable. You only use the accented version, aún, when it means "still" or "yet" (as a synonym for todavía).
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