Breakdown of Si llueve, lo mismo se raja de la quedada.
de
from
llover
to rain
si
if
lo mismo
maybe (colloquial, followed by the indicative)
la quedada
the meetup
rajarse
to back out
Questions & Answers about Si llueve, lo mismo se raja de la quedada.
Why does lo mismo mean "maybe" here, and why is it followed by the indicative verb se raja?
In colloquial Spanish from Spain, lo mismo is often used just like a lo mejor to express probability. When used this way to mean "maybe" or "perhaps", it always triggers the indicative mood. That is why we see the present indicative se raja instead of a subjunctive form.
What kind of verb is se raja and how is it used here?
It is the third-person form of the reflexive verb rajarse. In colloquial Spanish, rajarse means to back out of a commitment, get cold feet, or chicken out. It perfectly fits the informal tone set by the colloquial phrase lo mismo.
Is quedada a common word for a meetup?
Could we use the future tense for the second part of the sentence instead of the present tense se raja?
Yes, you could say lo mismo se rajará. In Spanish conditional sentences, when the si (if) part uses the present tense for a likely scenario (si llueve), the second part can use either the present or the future tense. Using the present tense for future actions is very common in everyday conversational Spanish.
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