I read more about it, and there are some verbs called "verbos de influencia", which are the ones used to persuade people of acting as one wishes. Some examples are: "ordenar", "sugerir", "convencer", "pedir", "autorizar", etc.
These verbs commonly are accompanied by the infinitive, or a subjunctive preceded by "que".
The only challenge with these verbs is what preposition they take (or not), which has to be memorized, I'm afraid.
-Convencí a mi esposo de arreglar la estufa.
-Convencí a mi esposo de que arreglara la estufa.
(I convinced my husband to fix the stove/that he fixed the stove.)
-El profesor no permite comer en clase.
-El profesor no permite que uno coma en clase.
(The teacher doesn't allow to eat in class/that one eats in class.)
-Está prohibido sentarse en el pasto.
-Está prohibido que la gente se siente en el pasto.
(It is forbidden to sit on the grass/that people sit on the grass.)
-Les proponemos discutir juntos este asunto.
-Les proponemos que discutamos juntos este asunto.
(We propose to discuss this issue together/that we discuss this issue together.)
-Juan estaba muy borracho. Tuvimos que impedirle manejar.
-Juan estaba muy borracho. Tuvimos que impedirle que manejara.
(Juan was too drunk. We had to stop him from driving/that he would drive.)
-Sus padres la obligaron a estudiar Derecho.
-Sus padres la obligaron a que estudiara Derecho.
(His parents forced her to study Law/that she studied Law.)
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