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Incluso si llegamos al oasis, no podremos abastecer a todos.

Incluso si llegamos al oasis, no podremos abastecer a todos.
Even if we arrive at the oasis, we won't be able to supply everyone.
From Lesson 412:Extreme concession (incluso si, aun cuando)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Incluso si llegamos al oasis, no podremos abastecer a todos.

"Even if we arrive" sounds like a hypothetical future event. Why is llegamos in the present indicative instead of the present subjunctive (lleguemos)?
This is a strict rule for incluso si! Unlike aunque, which often takes the present subjunctive for future hypotheticals, incluso si NEVER takes the present subjunctive. To express a possible future condition with incluso si, you must use the present indicative (llegamos).
How would this sentence change if I used aun cuando instead of incluso si?
If you swap in aun cuando, you must switch to the present subjunctive because you are talking about an unfulfilled, hypothetical future event. The sentence would become: Aun cuando lleguemos al oasis, no podremos abastecer a todos.
Why is there an a before todos in abastecer a todos?
This is the personal a. Because todos (everyone) refers to people acting as the direct object of the verb abastecer (to supply), Spanish requires the preposition a right before the word.
Is abastecer only used when supplying people?
No, abastecer is a versatile verb meaning to supply, provision, or stock. While here it means supplying people, you can also use it for places or things, like stocking a supermarket (abastecer el supermercado) or providing a town with water (abastecer de agua al pueblo).

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