Breakdown of Aunque el bebé llora mucho, la maternidad es preciosa.
ser
to be
mucho
a lot
llorar
to cry
precioso
gorgeous
aunque
although, even though
el bebé
the baby
la maternidad
the motherhood
Questions & Answers about Aunque el bebé llora mucho, la maternidad es preciosa.
Why do we use the normal present tense (llora) after aunque?
In Spanish, aunque means "although" or "even though." Because the baby actually cries a lot—it is a stated fact, not a hypothetical guess—we use the indicative (normal) mood, llora. If we were saying "even if the baby cries," we would have to use a different verb form (the subjunctive).
Why is there a la before maternidad? In English, we just say "motherhood."
In Spanish, you need a definite article (el, la, los, las) when talking about abstract concepts or things in a general sense as the subject of a sentence. So, general "motherhood" translates to la maternidad.
Why use es instead of está with preciosa?
Why is the adjective preciosa instead of precioso?
Adjectives must match the gender of the noun they describe. Nouns ending in -dad (like maternidad) are almost always feminine, so the adjective takes the feminine ending -a: preciosa.
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