Word
Añadió un toquecito de ají, pero no es tan fuerte como para que me arda la boca.
Meaning
He added a tiny touch of chili pepper, but it isn't strong enough to make my mouth burn.
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Breakdown of Añadió un toquecito de ají, pero no es tan fuerte como para que me arda la boca.
ser
to be
de
from / of
pero
but
no
no, not
Questions & Answers about Añadió un toquecito de ají, pero no es tan fuerte como para que me arda la boca.
Why do we use como para que with the subjunctive (arda) instead of just como para with an infinitive?
We use como para que followed by the subjunctive because there is a change in the subject. The first part is about the chili (no es tan fuerte), but the second part is about the mouth (me arda la boca). If the subject remained the same, we would use como para plus an infinitive.
Does como para que always trigger the subjunctive?
Yes. The phrase como para que sets up a threshold for a consequence (strong enough for X to happen). Because this consequence is viewed as hypothetical or, as in this sentence, something that is explicitly not happening, it always requires a subjunctive verb.
Why does the sentence use me arda la boca instead of arda mi boca?
In Spanish, you generally do not use possessive adjectives like mi (my) with body parts. Instead, you use a definite article (here, la boca) and an indirect object pronoun (here, me) to indicate whose body part is affected. It conceptually translates to 'the mouth burns to me'.
I thought chili pepper was chile. Is ají a regional word?