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CUANDO NO SABES SI LA VIOLENCIA ES SECUELA DEL MENCHAZO O ES LA VIOLENCIA NORMAL DE MEXICO
→ “When you don't know if the violence is a side effect of the corruption or it's just the normal violence in Mexico.”
CUANDO [dāng wén] — When — setting up a condition or time frame.
NO [bù] — Not — negating the verb 'sabes'.
SABES [zhī dào] — You know — informal second-person singular form of 'saber'.
SI [shì] — If/whether — introducing a clause of uncertainty.
LA VIOLENCIA [bào lì] — Violence — the main subject of the sentence.
ES [shì] — Is — linking verb for 'la violencia'.
SECUELA [hòu guǒ] — Side effect — what comes after something else.
DEL MENCHAZO [zhuó zé] — Corruption — slang term for graft and dishonesty.
O [huò] — Or — presenting two options.
ES [shì] — Is — linking verb again.
LA VIOLENCIA [bào lì] — Violence — repeating for emphasis.
NORMAL [píng cháng] — Normal — contrasting with the unexpected 'secuela'.
DE [de] — Of the — preposition showing possession.
MEXICO [měi xī kē] — Mexico — the country being discussed.
