Breakdown of Deja de esparcir tanto los desperdicios como la basura.
de
from / of
la basura
the trash
como
as / like (such as, similar to)
dejar
to stop / to leave (something behind)
tanto
as much / as many / so much
esparcir
to scatter
el desperdicio
the waste / the scrap (squandering or leftovers)
Questions & Answers about Deja de esparcir tanto los desperdicios como la basura.
Why does this sentence use tanto ... como ...?
Why is "stop scattering" translated as deja de esparcir instead of using the verb parar?
To tell someone to quit doing an action, Spanish typically uses the phrase dejar de plus an infinitive (here, esparcir). While parar means "to stop", it is mostly used for bringing physical motion to a halt, like stopping a car.
Is there a significant difference between los desperdicios and la basura?
They are close synonyms, but la basura is the standard, everyday word for "trash" or "garbage". Los desperdicios usually refers to "waste", "leftovers", or "scraps" (especially food scraps or manufacturing waste).
Since this lesson focuses on conque (so / so then), how would it work if added to this sentence?
If you added conque to the beginning (Conque deja de esparcir...), it would mean "So stop scattering...". Conque is used to draw a conclusion from something just observed. Because deja is an imperative (a command), it perfectly matches the rule that conque is followed by either the indicative or the imperative, never the subjunctive.
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