Sino > si no

David M.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Perhaps "espero encontrarla porque sino los villancicos no serán los mismos" can also be rendered: "espero encontrarla porque si no los villancicos no serán los mismos" ? … Are both versions equally acceptable, or is one preferred over the other?

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InmaKwiziq Head of Spanish, Native Spanish TeacherCorrect answer

Hola David,

thanks for spotting that! That was a typo and it's just been fixed.

This "si no" written separately is a conditional clause: "...otherwise (if I don't...)"

Saludos

Inma

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David M. asked:

sino > si no

Perhaps "espero encontrarla porque sino los villancicos no serán los mismos" can also be rendered: "espero encontrarla porque si no los villancicos no serán los mismos" ? … Are both versions equally acceptable, or is one preferred over the other?

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