Why Is Yo Estar Bien Correct.

Question

I have just seen where someone wrote:- me alegro que tu estar bien

I would have usesd .... tu estas....

Is estar correct because it is the second verb in the sentence so the infinative is used ?

Thank you.

Answer 1

me alegro que tu estar bien

That is completely wrong. The correct way to say this is "Me alegro de que (tú) estés bien." The subjunctive is used with "estés" because you are relating your emotion/passing a judgment about the situation, not "declaring/informing" the other person of their wellness. Basically, the subjunctive is being used because the main declaration is about your happiness, not about the other person being well. But anyway...

You must use "de" after the conjugation of "alegrarse" because "alegrarse" is a pronominal (often times wrongly called reflexive) verb and most pronominal verbs require a preposition after them.

Thank you. The subjunctive is way over my head at the moment -perhaps next year... - Stig345, Sep 25, 2009

I think you meant to put "bien" and not "aquí" - Izanoni1, Sep 25, 2009

Oh yeah! Oops! Thanks for pointing that out! - Nick-Cortina, Sep 25, 2009

Answer 2

No. There exists no such rule.

Me alegro de que tú estes bien.

Estar is the verb in the subordinate clause and needs to be conjugated according to the subject of the clause: tú.

Answer 3

They also wrote:_

gracias por escribirme, yo estar bien de mis brazos.

She had hurt her arms and I had asked how she was doing. Is estar incorrect here also?

Her first language is Spanish so perhaps she is writting pidgeon Spanish so that I can understand.

Interesting concept. How will that teach you how to do it correctly? Estoy bien. - 0074b507, Sep 25, 2009

Hey I was just guessing. Perhaps her written spanish is very poor. - Stig345, Sep 25, 2009