Even if there were ...

[LearningSpanish]

Hi there,

does this translation work.


Aunque hubiera mil personas, no tendría miedo de hablar en público.

Even if there were one thousand people, I wouldn't be afraid to talk in public.

and could I change it to this if I was talking about an upcoming event?

Aunque haya mil personas, no tendré miedo de hablar en público

Even if there are one thousand people, I wouldn't be afraid to talk in public

[ROBINDESBOIS]

just perfect verb agreement.

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by LearningSpanish

Aunque hubiera mil personas, no tendría miedo de hablar en público.

Even if there were one thousand people, I wouldn't be afraid to talk in public.

Off topic, I suppose, but would you not put a 'yo' in there to avoid the ambiguity of: he/she wouldn't be afraid ....?

[chileno]

Originally Posted by Perikles

Off topic, I suppose, but would you not put a 'yo' in there to avoid the ambiguity of: he/she wouldn't be afraid ....?

Only if you wanted to emphasize. The context will dictate who is being talked about.

[JPablo]

@Perikles, in other words, you could only confuse it if it said "tendrá" (he or she), saying "tendré" you can only mean "yo".

[Rusty]

There were two sentences proposed. The first is the one with the ambiguous person.

The answer chileno gave is correct. Without context, however, the ambiguity can only be dispelled by adding the subject.

[JPablo]

Oh, yeah! You're right.

Aunque hubiera mil personas, no tendría miedo de hablar en público.

Yes, you could think of "he/she" here, as a possibility (remote from my viewpoint), but if one has been talking about Leslie, or about Robert... yes, that is "she" or "he".

A priori, I'd think of "I"... (I may be a bit egotistic...)

[chileno]

Originally Posted by JPablo

Oh, yeah! You're right.

Aunque hubiera mil personas, no tendría miedo de hablar en público.

Yes, you could think of "he/she" here, as a possibility (remote from my viewpoint), but if one has been talking about Leslie, or about Robert... yes, that is "she" or "he".

A priori, I'd think of "I"... (I may be a bit egotistic...)

That happens to everyone when context is not given. Consider the following:

Pepa es genial! Aunque hubiera mil personas, no tendría miedo de hablar en público.

[JPablo]

Capisco... plenamente.

[usariodelforo]

I'd go with your first translation: "Aunque hubiera..." It sounds much better than the last one.