por que "haya"?

Question

Hola,

La frase es: "Salvo que haya alguna catastrofe imprevista"? Yo suponia que es mas correcto decir "hay" en lugar de "haya". Porque si es asi?

Gracias!

Answer 1

I don't know what "Salvo" means but "Salvo que" triggers the subjunctive mood, hence makes "hay" into its subjunctive tense, which is "haya", when conjugated for this context.

Answer 2

Hi izabela, no, you are mistaken here.

salvar also means:

1. tr. Exceptuar, dejar aparte, excluir algo de lo que se dice o se hace de otra u otras cosas.

*S**alvo que* triggers the subjunctive, something may or may not happen, as Gustavo already said.

Salvo que: except if, in case, if......

Answer 3

And I'd use salvarse in this case: "Me salvo que haya alguna catastrofe imprevista".

In this case, "salvo" is a adverb not a verb. "Salvo que" could be replaced by "a menos que ..." or "Con que no ..."

Answer 4

Thanks so it's simply translated "in case of/that".

Answer 5

I don't know what "Salvo" means

salvar - to rescue, to save

And I'd use salvarse in this case: "Me salvo que haya alguna catastrofe imprevista".

Answer 6

The sentence translates as "unless there is an unforeseen catastrophe". The catastrophe may or may not happen, therefore the subjunctive "haya" is used instead of the indicative "hay".