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@emlyngriffith58468 жыл бұрын
Un libro bueno.....gracias Gordon.....
@twinkletoes8008 жыл бұрын
Great to learn this, thank you.
@LightSpeedSpanishChannel8 жыл бұрын
+twinkletoes800 Gracias:)
@albertyeh97938 жыл бұрын
My teacher (native spanish) told me that using "que vengan" is "should be coming" but not "must come or have to come". The possibility of kids coming is less than "que va a venir" (which is a fact or information going to happen).
@ZackSussmanMusic8 жыл бұрын
If you want to say I'm telling the kids to come tomorrow, would that be.. Estoy diciendo que los niños vengan mañana?
@LightSpeedSpanishChannel8 жыл бұрын
+MotorMusic Les estoy diciendo (if it's happening now) / Les voy a decir (if it's in the future) a los niños que vengan mañana
@ZackSussmanMusic8 жыл бұрын
+LightSpeed Spanish ah thx :)
@rpiciulli8 жыл бұрын
yo mandé una carta a Juan.. is this .ok?
@ESUSAMEX8 жыл бұрын
I have never really had a problem with understanding the use of subjunctive with verb decir. I was and I'm still able to understand how and why it is used. My only question has always been why people do not use the indicative when leaving a message over the phone. For example, in Mexico people always say: "Dile (a Juan) que me llame" instead of Dile que me llama. Dile que me llame is correct because it's sort of a command or an order. But I would also say "dile que me llama" could be just passing along the info that I called, which would mean the use of the indicative. I use the subjunctive because everyone uses it, but I must say in my mind both ways should be accepted. I would like your thoughts about this. I'm not trying to be pedantic, just trying to understand the reasoning behind it. Thanks.
@ZackSussmanMusic8 жыл бұрын
Well he might not call you so it's llame
@gregtomkins59388 жыл бұрын
Ah, yes, the old Decir vs Subjunctive. Massively confusing IMO. Thanks for the refresher! If I wanted to spell out the 'have to' part, would I say 'estoy diciendo que los ninos tengan que venir'? Or would we go back to 'tienen'?
@ZackSussmanMusic8 жыл бұрын
If the subjunctive is about something they might happen, then why does it equal must when it gets placed with decir like that-shouldn't it be like- "I'm not sure if they will come?"
@LightSpeedSpanishChannel8 жыл бұрын
+MotorMusic The subjunctive is not all about doubt. It's also about concrete things. That's what confused me too.
@harrygyles31138 жыл бұрын
+MotorMusic We also us the subjunctive when we´re talking about future actions that are relatively certain, but haven´t happened yet..often when we use ´cuando´. Por ejemplo, "te escibo cuando llegue a casa". I´ll write to you when I get home. You haven´t got home yet, and whilst it´s probable that you will make it home, we use the subjunctive as it hasn´t occured yet.