Learn Spanish (Spain): Ayer nos amargó la fiesta y encima fue grosera, y eso que es mi amiga. - Yesterday she ruined the party for us, and on top of that she was rude, even though she is my friend.

Ayer nos amargó la fiesta y encima fue grosera, y eso que es mi amiga.

Yesterday she ruined the party for us, and on top of that she was rude, even though she is my friend.

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Questions & Answers about Ayer nos amargó la fiesta y encima fue grosera, y eso que es mi amiga.

How does encima work here, and could I use además instead?

encima is used to add new information that makes a bad situation even worse, translating to 'on top of that' or 'to make matters worse'. You could use además to mean 'also' or 'besides', but encima specifically highlights the speaker's annoyance and the negative nature of the addition.

Why use the preterite fue instead of the imperfect era for being rude?

We use fue because her rudeness is being viewed as a completed event that happened during a specific timeframe (the party yesterday). If we used era, it would describe her general personality (she was a rude person in general).

Does grosera mean she was being 'gross'?

No, this is a classic false friend. grosera means 'rude' or 'ill-mannered'. If you wanted to say she was being 'gross' or 'disgusting', you would use a word like asquerosa.

The phrase y eso que translates to 'even though'. Why doesn't it trigger the subjunctive like aunque sometimes does?

The connector y eso que always takes the indicative. It is used to introduce an established, undeniable fact (she is my friend) to highlight a strong contrast or the speaker's surprise. Because it deals with absolute facts rather than doubts or hypotheticals, the subjunctive is never used with this phrase.