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"Quiero" and the subjunctive
Hi guys
i was wondering if anyone could help clear up a bit of confusion i have with the subjunctive form. In particular when to use quiero and when to use quiero que. I know that the subjunctive is supposed to indicate desire but surely every sentence using quiero indicates this. For example what would be the difference between: Quiero ir al cine and Quiero que vaya al cine thanks for any help.
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Re: quiero and the subjunctive
Good question pogo.
It's like this- When the person who's doing the "wanting" is the same person who's actually going to do the action, then you don't use subjunctive. "Quiero ir al cine"- I want to go to the movies- I'm doing the wanting and I'm the one who would go. "Quiero que (el) vaya al cine"- I want him to go to the movies- I'm doing the wanting, but I want someone else to do the action. Note- "vaya" in this sentence and *only* refer to him/her/usted it cannot by "yo" because you only use the subjunctive when the "wanter" and the "wanted" are different people. You could say: "Quiere que vaya al cine" and that would be He/She wants me to go to the movies. ¿Quiere que lo haga? would be "Do you want/would you like me to do it?" "El quería que yo hiciera algo" (past subjunctive)- He wanted me to do something- The subject and object are different people. but "El quería hacer algo"- He wanted to do something- Subject and object are the same person Let me know if that makes sense, if not I'll keep on explaining.
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Re: quiero and the subjunctive
thanks, it actually makes sense now
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Re: quiero and the subjunctive
Glad to help mate.
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