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nick b.B2Kwiziq community member

Hi - interested in the rules about the subjunctive here.

For example

Ellos no saben cuándo van a llegar

Ellos no saben que lleguen?

Yo no sé cuándo van a llegar

Yo no sé que lleguen/llegarán?

They all have an element of doubt in which would suggest the subjunctive but there is a rule here that I am not understanding fully!

Thanks

Nick

Asked 7 years ago

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Enano G.C1Kwiziq community member

A method behind the madness?

For this lesson I’ve got a bunch of rules bouncing around in my head regarding when to use indicative vs subjective without understanding the “why” behind the rules. Can you provide any guidance on why these rules are the way they are to help me remember them?

Asked 4 years ago

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Cristina J.A2Kwiziq community member

Lo + adjetivo + es que+ subjuntivo / indicativo

how can i know when to use the subjunctive or the indicative with Lo + adjetivo + es que+ subjuntivo / indicativo for example lo importante /raro /bueo

Asked 5 years ago

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Stuart M.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Imperfect or indefinite?

Hola,

Los mariscos en Grecia estaban riquísimos

I would have said eran riquísimos - because it's a characteristic.

Why am I wrong? :)

Gracias,

Asked 6 years ago

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Ralph K.C1Kwiziq community member

Es correcto? Los que hayan reservado con antelación pueden ir a esa ventanilla.The ones who booked in advance can go to that desk.ventanilla traduce como desk o window?

Asked 5 years ago

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Nicole P.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Example sentece in this lesson:Vosotros anduvisteis por el camino equivocado.You walked on the wrong way. (You plural informal.)

Hello,

It seems to me this is more of a literal translation?

Does it meant rather: "You went the wrong way."?

Or: "You walked on the wrong side of the road." ?

Thank you for your consideration.

Nicole

Asked 7 years ago

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Glenda D.A2Kwiziq community member

Indirect with direct object placement in a sentence

Why is "Te los voy a comprar." only nearly correct? Isn't this structure as correct as "Voy a comprartelos."?

Asked 6 years ago

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Ryan S.A0Kwiziq community member

Non specified gender

I’m the examples “that is an umbrella” and “I have an idea” where there is no clear gender established is it acceptable to use either un or una?

Asked 4 years ago

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Marcos G.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

When to use imperfect of querer

In Latin America we only use the imperfect of querer if we didn't get what we wanted, or if we got what we didn't want. Otherwise we use the preterite. Is it the same with the version of Spanish you teach?

Asked 6 years ago

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Jamie L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

To know what happened...

Hola,

I found the following example from one of the questions for the El imperfecto de subjuntivo.

Tal vez supiera qué fue lo que pasó aquella noche.
Maybe he knew what happened that night.

Would the following be correct too?

Tal vez supiera lo que pasó aquella noche.

Does the meaning change at all? If I wanted to say "I know what you did yesterday" would it be "Sé qué fue lo que hiciste ayer" or "Sé lo que hiciste ayer"?

Asked 5 years ago

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