"It will cost her..."

Question

I want to say that something will cost a girl her relationship with her family.

"Le va a costar su familia"--this is my best understanding of how to say this.

If I want to say that her friend does not want to cost her her family, can I say... "no quiere costarle a ella su familia" ? It's the "a ella" that's throwing me off; I would just cut it but I think it's necessary because where it is in the paragraph, it's been a few sentences since I referred to the girl. Are the words in the right order/are they the right words?

Thanks!

Answer 1

Le va a costar su familia is correct!

I am not sure why txustaboy is not understanding....

Si ella hace esto, ella va a perder a su familia. Todo eso se puede decir "le va a costar su familia"

Ese va a ser el costo para ella.

txusta, te mareaste?

:) - gringojrf, Aug 14, 2015

Answer 2

For me, your sentence is incomplete because you don't say "what". So, I would say:

Le va a costar perder a su familia

In your particular case the sentence sounds really strange in Spanish, so I would say:

(Ella) no quiere que su relación (amistad or anything else) le cueste perder a su familia

This is a common expression, usually with a serious tone. "That will cost you" is more than a simple financial transaction of account payable, like buying something from the supermarket. The expression is often used in the context of due obligation or deb - rac1, Aug 14, 2015

debt. - rac1, Aug 14, 2015

How about Le va a perder a su familia. In English we generally would not say It is going to cost her the loss of her family. We would just say She is going to lose her family. - gringojrf, Aug 14, 2015

txta, would sacrificar work better? - annierats, Aug 14, 2015

Answer 3

Another way around this one: Va a sacrificar desmasiado, va a sacrificar las relaciones con la familia.

Answer 4

In this case I think that using the verb perder alone works. I don't think you need the verb costar.

Answer 5

Would "Le costará perder a su familia." work?

And for a different feel, "Le costaría perder a su familia"?