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Old September 09, 2013, 02:26 PM
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Imperfect subjunctive.

Hola. Is the sentence correct with or without "yo"? Gracias.

Si tuviera más dinero, viajaría por todo el mundo.
Si yo tuviera más dinero, viajaría por todo el mundo.
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Old September 09, 2013, 02:49 PM
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Both are correct. Subject pronouns are always optional and serve in order to emphasize (clarification).

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Old September 09, 2013, 06:03 PM
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Both are correct only when the subject is known.

The verb ending is ambiguous. Without knowing the subject beforehand, the verb ending allows for a first- or third-person subject.

I think Liquinn3 was seeking to verify that an ambiguous subject existed. It does.

Even the second sentence has the potential for ambiguity; the secondary clause could have a third-person subject.

"If I had the money, she would travel ..."
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Both are correct only when the subject is known.

The verb ending is ambiguous. Without knowing the subject beforehand, the verb ending allows for a first- or third-person subject.

I think Liquinn3 was seeking to verify that an ambiguous subject existed. It does.

Even the second sentence has the potential for ambiguity; the secondary clause could have a third-person subject.

"If I had the money, she would travel ..."


Es muy cierto, Rusty; pero, curiosamente, de alguna forma nos hemos ido acostumbrando a eludir esa ambigüedad mediante ciertos usos habituales:

1º Si no se menciona a nadie, hablo de mí mismo.

2º Si se menciona a alguien, se trata de éste último.

3º Si se desea incluir a alguien más, se incluye el pronombre o nombre correspodiente.


En la práctica, hay que ser muy mal orador para caer en la anfibología.

Un saludo sincero.
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Old September 09, 2013, 07:19 PM
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De acuerdo.
Por otra parte, debemos tener en cuenta que a veces no tenemos ningún contexto en la palabra escrita. Se les avisa a los estudiantes del idioma a evitar la ambigüedad y fue por eso, me imagino, que el posteador original quería confirmar que las dos frases o tenían o no el mismo significado sin proveer el pronombre personal de sujeto.
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