HomeQ&Aplease tell me how I can Explain this seemingly wrong setence in subjunctive: Dije estar seguro.
please tell me how I can Explain this seemingly wrong setence in subjunctive: Dije estar seguro.
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I asked this sentence previousley and many of you said it is wrong. you said it is better to be in subjunctive mood. now tell me how?
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updated Feb 4, 2012
posted by fenchi
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First of all, there is no subjunctive at all in that sentence: "Dije" is present indicative, and "estar" is an infinitive. While the construction is definitely correct, it is not commonly used nowadays, especially in spoken Spanish, where "Dije que estaba seguro" is a much more common option.
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