Los Hijos Bastardos De La Globalización
Lyrics:
Vocabulary in this song:
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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jornada /xorˈnaða/ B1 |
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desolación /desolaˈsjon/ B2 |
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producción /pɾoduθˈsjon/ B1 |
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niños /ˈniɲos/ A1 |
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esclavos /esˈklaβos/ B2 |
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globalización /ɡlobaɾiθaˈsjon/ B2 |
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derechos /deˈɾe.tʃos/ B1 |
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ira /ˈiɾa/ B1 |
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ejércitos /eˈxeɾsitos/ B2 |
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puzzle /ˈpʌzl/ B2 |
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condenados /kondenˈaðos/ B2 |
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interesa /inteˈɾesa/ A2 |
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sufrimiento /sufɾiˈmjento/ B2 |
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máquinas /ˈmaxinas/ B1 |
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ejemplo /eˈxem.plo/ A2 |
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Grammar:
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Comienza mi jornada cuando sale el sol
➔ Subjunctive Mood after 'cuando' expressing future time.
➔ The verb "sale" is in the subjunctive mood because it refers to a future event that is not yet certain. When "cuando" introduces a future event, the subjunctive mood is used in Spanish.
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Víctimas reales de un juego demencial
➔ Use of 'de' to indicate possession or origin.
➔ "de un juego" indicates that the victims are victims *of* a demented game.
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Busca qué es más fácil de explotar
➔ Use of "qué" in an embedded question.
➔ "qué es más fácil de explotar" is an embedded question functioning as the direct object of the verb "busca".
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No sé lo que es 'globalización'
➔ Use of the neuter article 'lo' before 'que' to refer to an abstract concept or situation.
➔ Here, "lo que" refers to the concept or idea of 'globalization'. "Lo" acts as a placeholder for an unspecified noun.
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Con indiferencia los puedes contemplar
➔ Placement of object pronoun before the conjugated verb (proclitic placement).
➔ The object pronoun "los" (referring to the children) is placed before the verb phrase "puedes contemplar", which is common in Spanish.
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Si fuera a tu hijo a quien dedicase esta canción
➔ Imperfect Subjunctive ('fuera') in conditional sentences type 2 expressing an unreal or hypothetical situation.
➔ The use of "fuera" (imperfect subjunctive of ser) indicates a hypothetical situation. The second part of the sentence, "dedicase", is also in the imperfect subjunctive and shows what *would* happen under that hypothetical condition.