Breakdown of La corteza se va a poner oscura a medida que horneemos el pan.
el pan
the bread
ir
to go
hornear
to bake
oscuro
dark
la corteza
the crust
ponerse
to become (temporary state)
a medida que
as / at the same time as (progression)
Questions & Answers about La corteza se va a poner oscura a medida que horneemos el pan.
Why is horneemos in the subjunctive here?
The baking is a future, anticipated action. When a medida que (as) introduces a gradual progression that hasn't happened yet, it triggers the subjunctive. Because the main clause is in the future (se va a poner), we know this is an anticipated event rather than an experienced one.
What would it mean if the sentence used the indicative horneamos instead?
It would change the meaning to a habitual action or a general fact: 'The crust gets dark as we bake the bread.' To do that naturally, you would also change the main verb to a present tense, such as La corteza se pone oscura a medida que horneamos el pan.
Why use se va a poner instead of va a estar for 'is going to get'?
What is the exact difference between using a medida que and mientras in this sentence?
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