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Aun teniendo esa desventaja, lograron ganar el torneo.
Meaning
Even having that disadvantage, they managed to win the tournament.
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Breakdown of Aun teniendo esa desventaja, lograron ganar el torneo.
tener
to have
ese
that (m.sg., also esa, esos, esas, eso)
lograr
to achieve
ganar
to win
Questions & Answers about Aun teniendo esa desventaja, lograron ganar el torneo.
Why doesn't Aun have an accent mark in this sentence?
When written without a tilde (accent mark), aun means "even" and is frequently used for concessive statements like this one. If it had an accent (aún), it would mean "still" or "yet". Here, aun teniendo translates to "even having" or "even though they had".
How does the aun + [gerund] structure work here? Could I phrase this another way?
The structure aun + [gerund] expresses a concession, meaning an obstacle that was overcome, similar to "even though" or "despite". It is a slightly more formal phrasing. In everyday conversation, you could easily say this using aunque tenían esa desventaja (even though they had that disadvantage) or a pesar de tener esa desventaja (despite having that disadvantage).
Why is there no preposition between lograron and ganar?
Unlike the English translation "managed to" or some Spanish verbs that require a linking preposition (like empezar a or tratar de), the verb lograr connects directly to a following infinitive verb. You simply use lograr + [infinitive] to state that someone succeeded in doing something.
Could I use pudieron instead of lograron to say they managed to win?