Breakdown of ¿Otra vez la canción esa? No la soporto.
no
no / not
la
it / her (f)
otro
other / another
la canción
the song
ese
that (m.sg., also esa, esos, esas, eso)
la vez
the time (occurrence)
soportar
to stand
Questions & Answers about ¿Otra vez la canción esa? No la soporto.
Why is it la canción esa instead of esa canción?
Placing the demonstrative word (esa) after the noun is common in colloquial Spanish to express a negative emotion like annoyance, contempt, or dismissiveness. It emphasizes that the speaker is tired of that particular song.
I thought soportar meant to support. Why is it translated as I can't stand?
Soportar is a classic false friend. It actually means to tolerate, to put up with, or to bear. If you want to say to support an idea or a person emotionally, you should use apoyar. To support someone financially is mantener.
Could I use esta instead of esa if the song is playing right now?
Why is it No la soporto instead of the neutral No lo soporto?
The pronoun la refers directly back to la canción, which is feminine. Even though we say I can't stand it in English using a neutral pronoun, Spanish requires the direct object pronoun to strictly match the gender of the noun being replaced.
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