Nada le gana

Question

Y por esas muchas lágrimas que derrames hoy el destino te compensará sin duda con muchas más alegrías. Y verás que el camino sigue, todo sigue girado, nada es tan permanente y si lo es no hay que preocuparse tanto. Te darás cuenta que es realmente importante porque al tiempo nada le gana,

Hello,

What is the meaning of the phrase 'nada le gana' in that context?

Thanks you

Nada Is the subject. Gana Is the verb. Le Is al tiempo. - Polenta, Oct 8, 2017

Answer 1

"nothing beats time" or "nothing can beat time".

the IO le refers to al tiempo? - Alon6542, Oct 8, 2017

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Answer 2

Y por esas muchas lágrimas que derrames hoy el destino te compensará sin duda con muchas más alegrías. Y verás que el camino sigue, todo sigue girado, nada es tan permanente y si lo es no hay que preocuparse tanto. Te darás cuenta lo que es realmente importante porque al tiempo nada le gana,

And for those many tears that you shed today, without doubt destiny (fate) will compensate you with much (great) joy. And you will see the path continues, everything continues turning (changing) nothing is so permanent and even what is should not bother you so much! You will realize what is really important because nothing beats time!

Answer 3

Thanks you for the answers. and could you explain please the grammar behind the sentence? to what refers the IO le?

Answer 4

Nada gana al tiempo.
Nothing beats time.

But in reality Spanish speakers say.
Nada le gana al tiempo.

The le Is redundant but Is widely used.

For example:.

A nosotros nos encanta la pizza.
A nosotros Is redundant but widely used.

Answer 5

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Duplicación del objeto indirecto / Duplicación del objeto directo

Ayer le presté a él unos pesos

"le" and "a él", duplicated OI; "unos pesos", OD.

I cannot give a scholarly reason for it, but think

"al tiempo nada gana"

means "nothing beats time", but it's awfully similar to

"el tiempo nada gana"

meaning "time beats nothing"

In this case, the duplicated IO dispels any hint of ambiguity:

"al tiempo nada le gana"