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Both verbs should be in subjunctive?
¡Hola a todos!
I have a sentence: Lo que más importante es que nunca nos aburramos cuando estamos juntos. Is it grammaticly correct? Or should I put estar also in subjunctive form - cuando estemos juntos? ¡Gracias anticipadas! |
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Hola, DaBu:
En presente de indicativo, la persona está relatando un hecho: nunca nos aburrimos cuando estamos juntos. En cambio, en presente de subjuntivo, la persona está expresando su deseo de que ocurra tal suceso: ojalá nunca nos aburramos cuando estemos juntos. En este caso, solamente suena bien con ambos verbos en el mismo modo. Un saludo.
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I don't exactly disagree with Julvenzor, but I think there is a nuance in meaning:
If you and I are meeting often and we both will keep this habit in the future, then I find the indicative "estamos" better. If there is no regularity about the occasions when we meet, then the subjunctive "estemos" is better, as thinking of a probability in the future.
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Gracias Julvenzor y AngelicaDeAlquezar por sus respuestas.
Dear AngelicaDeAlquezar, you are saying about the difference in meaning, it's very interesting, but should I leave both verbs in presente de indicativo in case of "habit" and in presente de subjuntivo in case of "probability"? |
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If you say "lo importante es que..." your next verb is always subjunctive, so "que no nos aburramos" is the only possible conjugation. The second verb is the one I find acceptable as a "meaning changer".
-Lo importante es que nunca nos aburramos cuando estemos juntos. -> There is a probability in the present and in the future that we spend time together and we want to have fun. - Lo importante es que nunca nos aburramos cuando estamos juntos. -> We are having fun already anytime we meet, and we'll continue to do so.
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