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Old December 03, 2010, 08:03 PM
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Serás quien pague la cuenta
¡Hola a todos!

He encontrado esta frase en una canción y quiero saber, ¿por qué es usado el subjuntivo?

Porque al final serás quien pague la cuenta.
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¡Hola a todos!

He encontrado esta frase en una canción y quiero saber, ¿por qué se usa el subjuntivo?

Porque al final serás quien pague la cuenta.
Simplemente porque no habla de una cosa cierta. Es el futuro, y existe la posibilidad de que no la pague.
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Ahhh, okay...lo dejé pasar.

(Did I use that correctly? I looked up to overlook in Spanish, but I'm unsure)
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pasar por alto = to overlook (not notice something)
dejar pasar = to overlook (disregard)

I think you meant the first definition of 'overlook'. You didn't notice something. Lo pasaste por alto. ¿Qué pasaste por alto?
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Eso es exactamente lo que yo quería decir. Pasé por alto que no hablaba de una cosa cierta.

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The future is uncertain by definition.

serás quien pagará la cuenta (something planned / something customary / something forced / any kind of obligation)
serás quien pague la cuenta (it is a prediction, even an omen)

serás quien pagará la cuenta, cualquiera te lo dirá
serás quien pague la cuenta, te lo digo yo

te digo con un 100% de seguridad que serás quien pague la cuenta
te digo que es muy probable que seas quien pague la cuenta
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