Is it because despierta is being used as an adjective here? Thank you
I'm not sure I understand why despierta is used here and not despierto (1st person conjugated)
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I'm not sure I understand why despierta is used here and not despierto (1st person conjugated)
A veces espero a mi hija despierta hasta que llega a casa
This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Using desde que / hasta que (since/until) with Spanish indicative and subjunctive (subordinate time clauses)"
Asked 4 years ago
Sherice J.Kwiziq community member
Because it says "sometimes I wait / for my daughter to wake up" instead of despierto which is "I wake up"
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InmaKwiziq team member
Hola G,
As Sherice was saying, the word despierta in this sentence is an adjective that agrees with "hija" (daughter, feminine noun -> despierta). It is not used as a verb conjugated in the present:
"Yo me despierto a las 7." (I wake up at 7.)
Here you need the ending -o for the yo-form of the verb despertar.
Saludos,
Inma
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