Help w/ the meaning of the phrase "de forma consciente"

Question

La frase era en una novela. "Tomar sin necesidad y de forma consciente una medicina. Literalmente en Ingles -- To take w/o need or conscious form a medicine. I must be missing something.

• I only corrected a typo in your question. ;-) - chaparrito Dec 2, 2009

Answer 1

Tomar sin necesidad y de forma consciente una medicina.

To take a medicine, knowing/being aware that it is not really needed.

• Así es. ¡Gracias Mokay! No me di cuenta de que no dice "de forma inconsciente...". :-) - chaparrito Dec 3, 2009
• =) - Mokay Dec 3, 2009

Answer 2

Hi Alonso! The word forma can also mean 'way or manner'. So the expression could also mean "Taking medicine without needing it and without thinking about it."

I hope that helps!

• Check the answer given by Mokay and Samdie. I missed an important detail. :-) - chaparrito Dec 3, 2009

Answer 3

¡Hola!, Alonso:

Nuestro diccionario y una búsqueda de Google sugieren que "de consciente" quiere decir "aware of"' o "conscious of"' y que "de forma consciente" se entiende "consciously" o "conscious form".	Our dictionary and a Google search suggests that ''de consciente" means "aware of"' or "conscious of"'and "de forma consciente" means "consciously" or "conscious form".
Pienso que Chaparrito tiene razón y la oración significa "Tomar medecine sin lo necesitando y sin sabiendo"	I think Chaparrito is right and the sentence means "To take medecine without needing it and without knowing."
Recuerdos	Regards

Moe

• "sin saber" means not knowing, and the sentence says being aware, so "Tomar medicina sin necesitarlo y sabiendo (que no se necesita)". No double "sin". - Mokay Dec 3, 2009

Answer 4

To knowingly take unnecessary medicine.

Answer 5

Hi Alonso! The word forma can also mean 'way or manner'. So the expression could also mean "Taking medicine without needing it and without thinking about it."

I'm sorry Chaparrito, but "en forma consciente" means that you are aware of it. It could never mean the opposite. "En forma inconsciente " has the meaning you are saying.

• Thanks Guillermo! Agradezco tu ayuda. :-) - chaparrito Dec 3, 2009