Meaning
Significa que las acciones (especialmente las malas) tienen consecuencias, a menudo negativas.
Primary Function
Advice
Communicative Purpose
To warn someone about the consequences of their actions
Pattern
Quien siembra vientos, recoge tempestades
Core Structure
Quien siembra; recoge
Função primária
Advice
Propósito comunicativo
To warn someone about the consequences of their actions
Situações de gatilho
When someone is acting recklessly, when advising someone about potential outcomes, when reflecting on past actions and their results
Contextos
Informal conversations, advice giving, reflections on past events
Padrão
Quien siembra vientos, recoge tempestades
Estrutura central
Quien siembra; recoge
Slots de substituição
The actions and their consequences can be substituted with similar concepts, but the structure remains fixed.
Colocados típicos
- acciones
- consecuencias
- advertencia
Substituições comuns
- Quien hace mal
- paga mal (similar but less common)
Erros comuns
Inverting the order, using incorrect verbs (e.g., 'Quien siembra tempestades, recoge vientos')
Similar / contraste
A quien madruga, Dios le ayuda (similar structure, contrasting meaning)
Nuance
The phrase is often used to warn against negative actions, but can also be used neutrally to describe cause and effect.
Efeito pragmático
It can sound like a warning or a moral lesson, depending on the context.
Dica de memória
Acción y consecuencia
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