Word
Lo mismo la quedada se tuerce.
Meaning
Maybe the meetup will go wrong.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Lo mismo la quedada se tuerce.
lo mismo
maybe (colloquial, followed by the indicative)
la quedada
the meetup
torcerse
to go wrong
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Questions & Answers about Lo mismo la quedada se tuerce.
Why does this sentence use the indicative "se tuerce" instead of the subjunctive?
Even though lo mismo expresses probability or doubt here (meaning "maybe"), it is a colloquial expression that triggers the indicative. You don't use the subjunctive with it, unlike with quizás or tal vez.
Doesn't lo mismo usually mean "the same thing"?
Is quedada related to the verb quedar?
How does torcerse mean "to go wrong"?
The base verb torcer means "to twist" or "to bend". When used as a pronominal verb (torcerse) regarding plans or situations, it metaphorically means things get twisted, or in English, that they "go awry", "go south", or "go wrong".