Hola,
A little confused on the structure of this:
Deja que yo busque la carretera en el mapa.
It's the part that deja plays - I'm interpreting it as imperative. I'm thinking it should be dejame, or something like that?
Gracias,
Spanish verbs ending in -car replace the -c- with a -qu- in El Presente de Subjuntivo. This is to preserve the sound from the infinitive.
Here is the conjugation of buscar (to look for) affected by this spelling change:
| yo | busque |
| tú | busques |
| él / ella / Ud. | busque |
| nosotros / nosotras | busquemos |
| vosotros/vosotras | busquéis |
| ellos / ellas / Uds. | busquen |
Read and listen to these examples:
There are other useful verbs that have the same c > qu spelling change. For example: aparcar (to park), modificar (to modify), explicar (to explain) or equivocarse (to get something wrong).
Look at and listen to these examples:
Es necesario que nos expliquen bien la situación.It is vital that they explain the situation clearly.
Aunque yo me equivoque a veces, casi siempre tengo razón.Despite getting things wrong sometimes, I am right most of the time.
See List of -car verbs changing c > qu in all forms in El Presente de Subjuntivo
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Es necesario que nos expliquen bien la situación.It is vital that they explain the situation clearly.
Los alumnos quieren que el profesor explique de nuevo la lección.The pupils want the teacher to explain the lesson again.
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StuartKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Deja construction
Asked 4 months ago
InmaKwiziq team member
Hola Stuart,
Yes it is an imperative: deja...
It means literally "Permit that I look for the road on the map". You could also use the pronoun as you are suggesting "Déjame que yo ....", both are correct.
Here are other similar examples, with other forms of dejar, but always in the imperative:
Deja que te ayude. (Let [me] help you.)
Dejad que os ponga esto en la cabeza. (Let [me] put this on your heads.)
Dejemos que pasen todos los coches primero. (Let's let all cars go first.)
I hope this helps.
Inma
Stuart asked:View original
Deja construction
Hola,
A little confused on the structure of this:
Deja que yo busque la carretera en el mapa.
It's the part that deja plays - I'm interpreting it as imperative. I'm thinking it should be dejame, or something like that?
Gracias,
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EmanuelKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Why is será translated as it'd be and not it will be?
Asked 10 months ago
InmaKwiziq team member
Hola Emanuel
In this sentence:
Será mejor que aparques lejos del centro.
(It'd be better if you park far from the town centre.)
We are using the future tense in Spanish but it is not referring to a future event. It is a way to make a suggestion. "Será mejor que..." is used to suggest something to someone.
In English this suggestion doesn't work with the future tense, you need to use the conditional instead to convey the same as in Spanish. "It'd be better if..."
Sometimes translations are not literal. We try to use the most natural translation in English all the time.
I hope this helps
Un saludo
Inma
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PapiKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Subjunctive vs imperative (moods)
I believe this is the use of buscar in the imperative not the subjunctive. I think this is the informal (negative) command form. Many forms are the same, but are not from the same parts of grammar. Subjunctive mood and the imperative mood (commands) are not the same.
No select ... buscasbuscáisbuscesbusques dinero en mi bolso porque no hay. (Don't look for money in my handbag because there isn't any.)Conjugate the tú form of "buscar" in El Presente de SubjuntivoAsked 1 year ago
PapiKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
The second paragraph was a copy/paste from the mini quiz. Sorry it came out so strange when saving the question/statement about the lesson.
InmaKwiziq team member
Hola Papi
Any negative command for informal or formal you, or any other pronoun actually, will always be conjugated in the present subjunctive form. Some people call it "negative imperative" but that results in the conjugation of the present subjunctive. This lesson is about conjugation of this tense; that's why the hints state: "conjugate x form of y verb in El Presente de Subjuntivo", and we don't mention the word "command". Not all questions in this lesson are in a command form, as the present subjunctive is used in different situations.
Hope this clarifies your doubt.
Un saludo
Inma
Papi asked:View original
Subjunctive vs imperative (moods)
I believe this is the use of buscar in the imperative not the subjunctive. I think this is the informal (negative) command form. Many forms are the same, but are not from the same parts of grammar. Subjunctive mood and the imperative mood (commands) are not the same.
No select ... buscasbuscáisbuscesbusques dinero en mi bolso porque no hay. (Don't look for money in my handbag because there isn't any.)Conjugate the tú form of "buscar" in El Presente de SubjuntivoDon't have an account yet? Join today
