use of aparte
I came across this sentence
'Aparte siempre está bien irse luego a tomar un café por ahí después de las tiendas'
The provided translation is
'Besides it is always good to go afterwards to have a coffee after the shops'
Is aparte something to do with a partir or is it subjunctive of apartar?
Is there a better translation of the whole thing?
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use of aparte
I came across this sentence'Aparte siempre está bien irse luego a tomar un café por ahí después de las tiendas'
The provided translation is
'Besides it is always good to go afterwards to have a coffee after the shops'
Is aparte something to do with a partir or is it subjunctive of apartar?
Is there a better translation of the whole thing?
Hey Doug,
That entry is poorly written. "Aparte" is used, in this case, as a conjunction between the existing sentence and the previous one. There are better ways of connecting one idea with the next, for example using sentence fragments such as: "Por otro lado", [on the other hand] or "Al mismo tiempo", [at the same time] etc. The translation is a literal translation of a poorly written sentence; this is why it sounds awkward in English. I would have written: "Por otro lado, siempre es bueno tomarse un café por ahí después de visitar las tiendas" Translation: On the other hand, it is always good to have a coffee around there after visiting the shops.
Hopefully, you find this suggestions helpful.
Saludos desde Ontario!
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That word is not a subjunctive, or related to "partir", it's just a preposition. Besides is the correct translation. You normally would see it as "aparte de" (besides of), the use that you have quoted is very informal, almost slang and I wouldn't use it in writing (I would use "además, siempre está bien irse luego etc...")
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