Breakdown of Ayer nos amargó la fiesta y encima fue grosera, y eso que es mi amiga.
ser
to be
y
and
el amigo
the friend
mi
my
la fiesta
the party
nos
to us / ourselves / us (direct object)
ayer
yesterday
encima
what's more, on top of that
y eso que
even though
amargar
to ruin (to sour)
grosero
rude
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?
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.
Why use amargó instead of arruinó to say she 'ruined' the party?
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