El Aguante
Letra:
Vocabulario en esta canción:
Vocabulario | Significados |
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aguantar /a.ɣ̞wanˈtaɾ/ B1 |
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cuerpo /ˈkweɾ.po/ A1 |
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tiempo /ˈtjem.po/ A1 |
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pueblo /ˈpwe.β̞lo/ A2 |
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frío /ˈfɾi.o/ A1 |
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calor /kaˈloɾ/ A1 |
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dolor /doˈloɾ/ A2 |
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agua /ˈa.ɣ̞wa/ A1 |
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guerra /ˈɡe.ra/ B1 |
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verdad /beɾˈdad/ A2 |
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vaso /ˈba.so/ A1 |
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leyes /ˈleʝes/ B1 |
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presidente /pɾe.siˈðen.te/ A2 |
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hígado /ˈi.ɣ̞i.ð̞a.o/ B1 |
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salario /saˈla.ɾjo/ B1 |
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Gramática:
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Nacimos para aguantar lo que el cuerpo sostiene
➔ Purpose clause with "para" + infinitive; relative clause with "lo que"
➔ "Para" expresses the purpose. "Lo que" acts as a relative pronoun meaning 'what' or 'that which'. The sentence means: 'We were born to endure what the body holds'.
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Aguantamos lo que vino y aguantamos lo que viene
➔ Preterite vs. Present tense for past and future events; use of "lo que" as a relative pronoun
➔ "Vino" (came) is in the preterite tense, referring to something that already happened. "Viene" (comes) is in the present tense, referring to something that is coming. "Lo que" refers to 'that which'. The sentence means: 'We endured what came and we endure what comes'.
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Pa ver el cometa Halley, hay que aguantar setenta años
➔ Impersonal "hay que" + infinitive to express obligation; "pa" as colloquial for "para"
➔ "Hay que" expresses a necessity or obligation. "Pa" is a colloquial shortening of "para". The sentence means: 'To see Halley's comet, one has to endure seventy years'.
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Pa construir una pared, aguantamos los ladrillos
➔ Purpose clause with "pa" (colloquial "para") + infinitive; direct object pronoun implied (los ladrillos)
➔ "Pa construir" (to build) is a shortened version of "para construir". "Los ladrillos" is the direct object of "aguantamos", though the pronoun is not explicitly stated. The sentence means 'To build a wall, we endure [carrying] the bricks'.
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Por lo que fue y por lo que pudo ser
➔ Use of "por" + "lo que" + past tenses (preterite and conditional) to express reasons or considerations about past events
➔ "Por lo que" means 'because of what'. "Fue" (was) is in the preterite tense, and "pudo ser" (could have been) is in the conditional perfect tense. The phrase means: 'For what was and for what could have been'.
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Aguantamos Pinochet, aguantamos a Videla
➔ Use of the personal "a" before a direct object that is a person (Videla)
➔ The personal "a" is required before human direct objects in Spanish. It doesn't have a direct translation to English. 'We endured Pinochet, we endured Videla'.
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Nos creemos la mentira y nadie aguanta la verdad
➔ Reflexive verb "creerse" (to believe in oneself / to consider oneself); contrasting "nadie" (nobody) with affirmative verb
➔ "Creerse" in this context means 'to believe in oneself'. "Nadie" means nobody, but is used with a positive verb. The sentence means: 'We believe the lie and nobody endures the truth'.