al margen de que/ más allá de que

Question 1

al margen de que’ and ‘más allá de que’:

Answer 1

the subjunctive is used when the information is either already known (tema), has little informative value or is considered irrelevant, or is not yet known (see non-declaration).

Question 2

Regardless of whether it causes cancer, this food is not healthy [Not declaring that it causes cancer; that fact is either already known to the listener, not certain, or considered irrelevant to the fact that it’s not healthy; ≈independientemente de que]

Answer 2

Al margen de que cause cáncer, este alimento no es sano

Question 3

Apart from the fact that it causes cancer, this food is not healthy [Informing, declaring or reaffirming that it causes cancer; central to the assertion]

Answer 3

Al margen de que causa cáncer, este alimento no es sano

Question 4

Beyond it being a right, it is a basic need [Not declaring that it is a right; that fact is either already known to the listener, not certain, or considered irrelevant to the fact that it’s a basic need]

Answer 4

Más allá de que sea un derecho, es una necesidad básica

Question 5

Beyond the fact that it’s a right, it is a basic need [Informing, reaffirming, or emphasizing that it is a right; central to the assertion]

Answer 5

Más allá de que es un derecho, es una necesidad básica

Question 6

Al margen de lo que ha decidido tu padre, no estaría de más que pidiéramos otra opinión [≈Aparte de lo que ha decidido]

Answer 6

Al margen de lo que haya decidido tu padre, no estaría de más que pidiéramos otra opinión [≈Independientemente de lo que haya decidido; disregarding the decision, either because it is not yet known or because the speaker deems it irrelevant]

Question 7

-Más allá de las ideas que tienen sobre este tema, van a aportar mucho al proyecto [≈Aparte de eso]

Answer 7

Más allá de las ideas que tengan sobre este tema, van aportar mucho al proyecto [≈Independientemente de eso]