Nosotros tenemos o Tenemos??

Question

Which phrase is "more" correct (&/or more commonly used)?

Nosotros tenemos flores rojas o Tenemos flores rojas

Answer 1

i think it is my understanding that nosotros would be used usually only to accentuate the 'we', so probably just tenemos flores.. would commonly be used, unless the speaker wanted to re-iterate that WE have flowers..

Answer 2

Inclusion of the pronoun is often used when you wish to exclude implied others.

We (unlike all the neighboring florists) have red flowers.

A mí me gusta... I (unlike the rest of you plebians) like....

• (hadn't noticed that this is an old thread) - qfreed 25 de Sep, 2011

Answer 3

Yes, I have to agree with cheeseisyummy, adding the "nosotros" would just re-iterate the "we" in the sentence. Although adding "nosotros" is formally best, just plain "tenemos" works just fine.

Answer 4

I would also have to agree. It's normally not needed to add nosotros, just like you normally wouldn't have to put "yo" before estoy for example.

Answer 5

Gracias

• ¡de nada! - kopek 26 de Ago, 2009
• De nada!!!!!!!!!! - LAtINaPunKRO 26 de Ago, 2009

Answer 6

i speak english, spanish and portuguese, nosotros means we . for exemple : we like dance . nosotros gostamos de bailar. in portuguese : nos gostamos de dançar.

bye (english)

hasta(spanish)

tchau (portuguese)

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• en castellano..nos gusta bailar! - drvicente 25 de Sep, 2011
• Wouldn't "we like to dance" be "nos gusta bailar"? - SonrisaDelSo 25 de Sep, 2011
• Posted at the same time as DrV! - SonrisaDelSo 25 de Sep, 2011
• Sonrisa I think that depends on whether dance is a noun or a verb here. - Yeser007 25 de Sep, 2011
• Jorgino, please remember to use proper capitalization in all posts. Those learning English here would be otherwise confused. - Yeser007 25 de Sep, 2011

Answer 7

They are both correct...depends on how emphatic you want to be...