Alternating Options: ya... ya...
To describe alternating states or attribute an event to one of two causes, use distributive conjunctions. These paired words distribute options symmetrically.
The pair ya... ya... translates to "whether... or..." or "sometimes... sometimes...". It is useful for describing shifting trends or unpredictable markets.
| The trend changes, whether due to the consumer or due to inflation. | La tendencia cambia, ya por el consumidor, ya por la inflación. |
Use it alongside verbs to describe alternating actions.
| The director says that the share is unpredictable: sometimes it goes up, sometimes it goes down. | La directora dice que la acción es impredecible: ya sube, ya baja. |
Alternative Choices: bien... bien...
Another common distributive pair is bien... bien.... It functions identically to ya... ya... to mean "whether... or...".
| This year we have seen a lot of fluctuation, whether due to inflation or the crisis. | Este año hemos visto mucha fluctuación, bien por la inflación, bien por la crisis. |
When distributing phrases that start with a preposition, repeat the preposition after each half of the conjunction to maintain a parallel structure.
| They invest in buying and selling, whether of cryptocurrencies or of publicly traded businesses. | Ellas invierten en la compraventa, bien de criptomonedas, bien de negocios que cotizan. |
Distributing Time and Place
These paired conjunctions are highly flexible. You can also use them to distribute different times or locations.
| If the manager does not study the market, he will have an unpredictable loss, whether today or tomorrow. | Como el gerente no estudie el mercado, tendrá una pérdida impredecible, bien hoy, bien mañana. |
| If inflation goes up, we will see a loss of clients, whether here or there. | Como suba la inflación, veremos una pérdida de clientes, ya aquí, ya allí. |
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