dar por sentado

Question

Hi all,

I've seen the phrase "dar por sentado" a couple times of late. At least twice in flashcards, but have also heard it at least twice in real life. In a couple contexts it seemed used more like "assumed" and in others more like ¨taken for granted¨ Can it be both of these, and if so, is it strictly down to context to differentiate?

Thanks Roger

Answer 1

My understanding from my Spanish teacher is that "taken for granted" is in the sense of "assumed". For the meaning of "taken for granted" as "unappreciated", I think you have to use "poco valorado" or similar (definition of unappreciated). I'll be wanting to see how a native speaker answers this question. Thanks for asking it.

Exactly it. - chileno, Aug 8, 2013

Gracias a ustedes dos, bettytf y chileno! - rogspax, Aug 8, 2013