Changed translation: past concession

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Changed translation: past concession

Question: change only the final source sentence to 'Although the centre closed early last month, I returned twice.' Can the model's cierre and el mes que viene remain? Explain and translate the changed sentence.

Answer: no. The changed source asserts a completed past closing and completed returns, rather than an open future possibility. A defensible translation is aunque el centro cerró temprano el mes pasado, volví dos veces. Both time markers and verb forms must change; replacing cierre while retaining the future month would leave conflicting meanings. Volví does not mean that all members of the group returned. In a different dialogue treating the closing as already acknowledged, a subjunctive concession might be defensible, but that does not justify preserving an open-future reading here. This transfer changes the source evidence, not the answer by an arbitrary tense rule.

Worked example: change only the final source sentence to 'Although the centre closed early last month, I returned twice.' Can the model's cierre and el mes que viene remain? Explain and translate the changed sentence.

The changed source asserts a completed past closing and completed returns, rather than an open future possibility.

A defensible translation is aunque el centro cerró temprano el mes pasado, volví dos veces.

Both time markers and verb forms must change; replacing cierre while retaining the future month would leave conflicting meanings.

Answer: no. The changed source asserts a completed past closing and completed returns, rather than an open future possibility. A defensible translation is aunque el centro cerró temprano el mes pasado, volví dos veces. Both time markers and verb forms must change; replacing cierre while retaining the future month would leave conflicting meanings. Volví does not mean that all members of the group returned. In a different dialogue treating the closing as already acknowledged, a subjunctive concession might be defensible, but that does not justify preserving an open-future reading here. This transfer changes the source evidence, not the answer by an arbitrary tense rule.

Check your understanding: Why must both cierre and el mes que viene change in this revised sentence?

Answer: The changed source asserts a completed past closing and completed returns, rather than an open future possibility. A defensible translation is aunque el centro cerró temprano el mes pasado, volví dos veces. Both time markers and verb forms must change; replacing cierre while retaining the future month would leave conflicting meanings. Volví does not mean that all members of the group returned. In a different dialogue treating the closing as already acknowledged, a subjunctive concession might be defensible, but that does not justify preserving an open-future reading here. This transfer changes the source evidence, not the answer by an arbitrary tense rule.

Why: Both time markers and verb forms must change; replacing cierre while retaining the future month would leave conflicting meanings.