No porque is followed by the subjuntive

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According to the Cervantes Institute "no porque" must be followed by the subjunctive. Not sure where you guys get that you can use indicative.

Inma Sánchez · Answer

Hola AThat is precisely what we say in the lesson: with no porque you use the subjunctive. Saludos

Barbara Forbes · Answer

Is there something I'm not understanding here? It seems to me that you're saying that you can use no porque with both the indicative and the subjunctive:

However, with porque, if the causal subordinate clause is negative, it allows both the indicative and the subjunctive (without changing the meaning):

Yo voy al gimnasio, no porque me guste, sino porque debo perder peso.I go to the gym, not because I like it, but because I must lose weight.Yo voy al gimnasio, no porque me gusta, sino porque debo perder peso.I go to the gym, not because I like it, but because I must lose weight.

Barbara Forbes · Answer

Is there something I'm not understanding here? It seems to me that you're saying that you can use no porque with both the indicative and the subjunctive:

However, with porque, if the causal subordinate clause is negative, it allows both the indicative and the subjunctive (without changing the meaning):

Yo voy al gimnasio, no porque me guste, sino porque debo perder peso.I go to the gym, not because I like it, but because I must lose weight.Yo voy al gimnasio, no porque me gusta, sino porque debo perder peso.I go to the gym, not because I like it, but because I must lose weight.

Barbara Forbes · Answer

Is there something I'm not understanding here? It seems to me that you're saying that you can use no porque with both the indicative and the subjunctive:

However, with porque, if the causal subordinate clause is negative, it allows both the indicative and the subjunctive (without changing the meaning):

Yo voy al gimnasio, no porque me guste, sino porque debo perder peso.I go to the gym, not because I like it, but because I must lose weight.Yo voy al gimnasio, no porque me gusta, sino porque debo perder peso.I go to the gym, not because I like it, but because I must lose weight.