Learn Spanish (Spain): Paseamos al perro sin correa, y eso que nadie lo adiestra. - We walk the dog without a leash, even though nobody trains him.

Paseamos al perro sin correa, y eso que nadie lo adiestra.

We walk the dog without a leash, even though nobody trains him.

Breakdown of Paseamos al perro sin correa, y eso que nadie lo adiestra.

el perro

the dog

personal a (marks a person object)

it / him (m)

sin

without

Questions & Answers about Paseamos al perro sin correa, y eso que nadie lo adiestra.

Why is adiestra in the indicative instead of the subjunctive here?

The phrase y eso que (even though / despite the fact that) introduces an afterthought that states a known, established fact. Unlike aunque, which often takes the subjunctive when the information is hypothetical or unestablished, y eso que always triggers the indicative mood.

How does y eso que differ in feel from just using aunque?

While both can translate to 'even though', y eso que is very conversational and specifically adds a surprising afterthought. It feels more like 'and get this, despite the fact that...' whereas aunque is a more neutral 'although'.

Why do we say al perro instead of just el perro as the direct object?

This is the personal a, combined with the article el to make al. While normally used for people, Spanish speakers also use the personal a for animals they have an emotional connection with, like a specific family pet.

Why does the sentence say sin correa instead of sin una correa?

In Spanish, when you use prepositions like sin (without) or con (with) followed by a standard, expected item for that context, you typically drop the indefinite article. You would only add una if you needed to emphasize the quantity of one, or if you were describing the leash with an adjective.