Breakdown of Conque este sinvergüenza tiene mucho descaro.
tener
to have
mucho
many / a lot
este
this
conque
so / so then (drawing a conclusion)
el sinvergüenza
scoundrel / shameless person
el descaro
nerve / cheek (shamelessness)
Questions & Answers about Conque este sinvergüenza tiene mucho descaro.
Why is conque written as a single word in this sentence?
As a single word, conque is a deductive conjunction that means "so" or "so then." You use it to express a consequence or a deduction based on something you just observed. If it were written as two words (con que), it would mean "with which," and if it had an accent (con qué), it would mean "with what?".
Why do we use the indicative verb tiene after conque?
The conjunction conque is followed by the indicative mood when you are stating a deduction or drawing a logical conclusion, as the speaker is doing here (deducing that this guy has a lot of nerve). It can also be followed by the imperative if you are giving a command resulting from that deduction (like conque vete meaning "so leave"), but it does not trigger the subjunctive.
The word sinvergüenza ends in "-a". Why does the sentence use the masculine demonstrative este instead of esta?
What is the relationship between sinvergüenza and descaro in this sentence?
They are closely related in meaning but serve different grammatical roles here. A sinvergüenza (literally "without shame") is the person doing the shameless acts: a scoundrel or rogue. Descaro is the noun for the trait itself: insolence, cheek, or "nerve". Saying tiene mucho descaro literally means he has a lot of shamelessness.
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