I'll think about who else might like to come

[Perikles]

Somebody sent me an e-mail which contained

pensaré en lo de las personas que le gustaría que estuviesen

The meaning is clear to me, but the construction seems monumentally complicated to express a simple idea. Is it correct? Thanks

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by Perikles

Somebody sent me an e-mail which contained

pensaré en lo de las personas que le gustaría que estuviesen

The meaning is clear to me, but the construction seems monumentally complicated to express a simple idea. Is it correct? Thanks

Yo la complicaría un poco más. Resulta ambigua :

Pensaré en lo de las personas que a él/ella le gustaría que estuviesen (repetition of IO is needed if there isn't more context ).

But the sentence might be wrong

Pensaré en lo de las personas a las que les gustaría que estuviesen (otras personas).

Lo means "eso" or "esa cosa". This is a common construction in Spanish.

Edit: Sorry, I didn't read the tittle of the thread:

Pensaré en alguien más a quien le podría gustar venir (o al que le gustaría venir).

[aleCcowaN]

Originally Posted by Perikles

pensaré en lo de las personas que le gustaría que estuviesen

The meaning of that is not clear to me, and I would never ever think that it might mean "I'll think about who else might like to come". That sentence in English could be:

Voy a pensar en más gente a la que le gustaría venir
Pensaré en a quién más le gustaría venir

at most

Pensaré en lo de qué personas les gustaría venir

About the sentence in the mail I suppose a context of a surprise birthday party or something, and it might be "I'll try to figure out who he/she would love to meet at the party" or something like that -I don't know how to render powerful estuviera in English, as it exceeds "to be"-.

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by aleCcowaN

About the sentence in the mail I suppose a context of a surprise birthday party or something, and it might be "I'll try to figure out who he/she would love to meet at the party" or something like that -I don't know how to render powerful estuviera in English, as it exceeds "to be"-.

Do you know what? This is exactly the context, and I mistranslated it into my thread title. Which is why I posted, because it didn't quite make sense. It should be something like: I shall think about the question of whom else she would like to see there/ have there.

Thanks

[aleCcowaN]

Originally Posted by Perikles

Do you know what? This is exactly the context, and I mistranslated it into my thread title. Which is why I posted, because it didn't quite make sense. It should be something like: I shall think about the question of whom else she would like to see there/ have there.

Thanks

You're welcome!

"...to have there", that's what I couldn't find inside my cabezota.

[chileno]

Originally Posted by irmamar

Yo la complicaría un poco más. Resulta ambigua :

Pensaré en lo de las personas que a él/ella le gustaría que estuviesen (repetition of IO is needed if there isn't more context ).

But the sentence might be wrong

Pensaré en lo de las personas a las que les gustaría que estuviesen (otras personas).

Lo means "eso" or "esa cosa". This is a common construction in Spanish.

Edit: Sorry, I didn't read the tittle of the thread:

Pensaré en alguien más a quien le podría gustar venir (o al que le gustaría venir).

That is exactly how it should've been written in Spanish.

The subject of the post could've read:

I'll think about who else he might like for them to come to the party.

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by chileno

That is exactly how it should've been written in Spanish.

The subject of the post could've read:

I'll think about who else he might like for them to come to the party.

Got it, thanks, although your English isn't quite BrE.

[chileno]

Originally Posted by Perikles

Got it, thanks, although your English isn't quite BrE.

Correct.

You tell me what's your version.

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by chileno

You tell me what's your version.

But I said it above

Originally Posted by Perikles

It should be something like: I shall think about the question of whom else she would like to see there/ have there.

[chileno]

Originally Posted by Perikles

But I said it above

Right... didn't read it the first time around.