Word
¿Ya no usas la correa porque tu gato es rebelde?
Meaning
Do you no longer use the leash because your cat is rebellious?
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of ¿Ya no usas la correa porque tu gato es rebelde?
ser
to be
el gato
the cat
porque
because
tu
your (singular)
Questions & Answers about ¿Ya no usas la correa porque tu gato es rebelde?
How could I rewrite this sentence to use the concessive y eso que from this lesson?
You use y eso que to introduce a surprising contrast rather than a cause. For example, you could change the meaning slightly and say: Usas la correa, y eso que tu gato es rebelde (You use the leash, even though your cat is rebellious). Remember that y eso que always triggers the indicative mood, so we keep the verb as es rather than using the subjunctive.
Why do we use ya no here instead of putting más at the end of the sentence?
In Spanish from Spain, ya no placed right before the verb is the standard, natural way to express 'no longer' or 'not anymore.' Translating 'anymore' literally and putting más at the end of the sentence (like no usas la correa más) sounds unnatural to a Spaniard, though you might hear it in parts of Latin America.
Could I say tu gato está rebelde instead of es rebelde?
Does correa only mean 'leash'?