Word
¡Odio este desorden, no puedo convivir con él!
Meaning
I hate this mess, I cannot live together with him!
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of ¡Odio este desorden, no puedo convivir con él!
él
he / him (after a preposition)
con
with / just by (+ -ing)
no
no / not
poder
to be able to
Questions & Answers about ¡Odio este desorden, no puedo convivir con él!
This lesson is about verbs of emotion triggering the subjunctive. Why isn't there a subjunctive verb after odio here?
You only use the subjunctive with emotion verbs when there is a que and a new subject (for example, if you were saying "I hate THAT YOU DO something"). Here, odio is followed directly by a noun (este desorden). Since there is no secondary action or clause happening, there is no need for the subjunctive.
The English translation says "with him", but isn't the speaker talking about the mess?
Exactly! In Spanish, all nouns have a grammatical gender. Because desorden is masculine, the pronoun used after a preposition like con is él. While we translate it as "it" in normal English, the literal translation "him" is shown here to help you remember that Spanish uses masculine pronouns to refer back to masculine objects.
What is the difference between vivir and convivir?
Convivir comes from combining con (with) and vivir (to live). It specifically means to coexist, share a living space, or experience daily life together. You could simply say no puedo vivir con él, but convivir strongly emphasizes the daily, unavoidable struggle of sharing a space with this mess.
Why is it este desorden instead of esto desorden?