Spanish language Q&A Forum

Hola, buenas tardes a todos,

Voy a intentar el pregunto en español. ¡Lo siento si es realmente malo! :))

Tengo una pregunta sobre esta frase:

‘Ese letrero no quiere decir que nosotros no podamos usar esta carretera.’

That sign isn't saying that we can't use this road.

HINT: Conjugate "poder" in El Presente Subjuntivo.

Por favor, podríais decirme:

¿Me gustaría saber, por qué se utiliza aquí el verbo querer?

¿Por qué no se utiliza solamente decir? Por ejemplo, ...no dice... o ...no está diciendo...

Para mí la frase se traduce como... “The sign ‘doesn’t want to say’...

¿Podría traducirse como ‘doesn’t wish to say’?    

Gracias

The subjunctive is used in "Cuando tus hermanos lleguen será muy tarde." even though there is no intention to "make something happen" in the future.  Maybe that description should be added to, to make it more clear that future things that will happen anyway (there is no intent to change things) also trigger the subjunctive after "cuando"?

Why is le used? Isn't the same pronoun used as in conocer (lo)?

I don’t understand what the last mark over the a in haciá is, if not an accent. Apparently, it would be better for me not to add any accents, rather than adding one and getting it wrong.

What's difference between 2 words in term of meaning and usage?

It seems like two of the examples use the imperfect to express an intended action.

¿Ibais a Ibiza para vuestra luna de miel?

Iban de vacaciones a una isla bonita.

In English we would say this as "Were you going to go..." and "They were going to go..."  We don't know if these actions were ever completed or not, so it makes sense to use the imperfect tense.

Is this a valid interpretation and use of the imperfect tense?  Thanks.

I made a couple of mistakes in my last communication. The title should have said, "the Spanish Preterito Indefinito" not "the Spanish Preterito Imperfecto. Second, the word "open" should be removed where it appears at the end of a sentence. Sorry everyone.

No quiero que ________ el dinero que te he dado.I don't want you accidently losing the money I gave you.

The answer se te pierda.

Just a thought! Perhaps point out the use of the subjunctive in this example.

According to the kwiz, there are 2 correct answers to the question:

haya ganado ( my answer) 

ganara ( imperfect subjunctive)

The page on the subjunctive does not address using these subjunctives interchangeably. I learned that when the subjunctive trigger is in the present tense ( no está seguro) and the event being considered is in the past ( won the competition), the present perfect subjunctive is called for. Do you have a lesson the the distinction?