No estoy seguro vs No estoy segura--with subjunctive

Question

My book has these sentences:

No creo que funcione el televisor. No estoy segura de que yo pueda repararlo.

My question is why is segura used here? Wouldn't it be seguro with el televisor?

So should the sentence be: No estoy seguro que yo pueda repararlo.

If it was , No creo que funcrione la televisión. No estoy segura de que yo pueda repararla. Is that correct?

Thank you for your help.

• This is not homework. I believe the book is wrong. - sanlee May 1, 2011
• So in the book, the speaker is femaie. OK. - sanlee May 1, 2011
• Thank you everyone! - sanlee May 1, 2011
• I should have known this. I am just confused with the subjuncitve. Thanks! - sanlee May 1, 2011
• Of course the o/a words are always feminine/masculine - sanlee May 1, 2011

Answer 1

Seguro is an adjective for you, not for the TV.

If you are a boy, you would say seguro, no matter if it's el televisor or la televisión. If you are a girl, you use segura.

No estoy seguro/segura = I am not sure

• Hmm Ok. So the seguro applies to the speaker. Great, thank you. - sanlee May 1, 2011
• That's why I voted for you LoaEtayo....couldn't agree more. :) - Jason7R May 1, 2011
• Thank you very much - sanlee May 1, 2011

Answer 2

Welcome to the forum chiken24. I would like to first thank you for your diligence in letting others know about the rules of SD but just to let you know, Sandy is a very respected member of this community and I'm sure you didn't know this. Sandy would never ask a "homework" question. Sandy....I'm laughing my butt off right now thinking of that.

• Gracias, Jason. - sanlee May 1, 2011
• No hay de que chica, besos....¿Cómo está tu amiga? - Jason7R May 1, 2011
• Ok, Jason. This subjunctive is making me crazy... - sanlee May 1, 2011

Answer 3

Seguro changes according to the gender of the person saying it not thing your are unsure about. A male would say No estoy seguro and female would say No estoy segura.

• Thank you BellaMargarita - sanlee May 1, 2011

Answer 4

Yep that's right

• Spanish Dict doesn't allow users to ask homework questions. jlyk - chiken24 May 1, 2011
• thanks - chiken24 May 1, 2011
• Thanks, Chicken. You are correct. People need to post their attempts first. You are absolutely right - sanlee May 1, 2011
• thanks - chiken24 May 1, 2011
• what book is this? - chiken24 May 1, 2011
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Answer 5

No estoy segura. => I am not sure (female).

No estoy seguro => I am not sure (male).

• Muchas gracias, Dakie! - sanlee May 1, 2011
• De nada, and please learn the SD rules! ;) jaja - Dakie May 1, 2011

Answer 6

No estoy seguro que yo pueda repararlo.

That de is very important. No estoy seguro de que yo pueda repararlo.

• Thank you, Jeezzle! - sanlee May 1, 2011