How would you say "Do you want me to pick you up at five?"? (HINT: you=vosotros) the following is the answer but should it be recojáis¿Queréis que os recoja a las cinco?
querer que +subjunctive
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Julie F.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
querer que +subjunctive
This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Querer que followed by the Spanish present subjunctive (El Presente de Subjuntivo)"
Asked 1 year ago
David M. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
No, Julie - the 'vosotros' hint shows that we need to use the pronoun 'os' and the verb 'Queréis'... The other verb 'recoja' is a first person subjunctive [representing 'I', or 'me']...
You could reword the sentence as: "Do you wish that I should pick you up at five?" ... [< This is of course bad English, but as a literal translation it does at least point you towards the required structure in Spanish].
Regards, David Mc
Julie F.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Thank you David
i can now understand through the literal translation that you gave.
Thank you very much for answering my question.
Julie F. asked:
querer que +subjunctive
How would you say "Do you want me to pick you up at five?"? (HINT: you=vosotros) the following is the answer but should it be recojáis¿Queréis que os recoja a las cinco?
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