Estoy muy entusiasmada de tener que hablar ......

Question

Would it be all right to use este in this sentence: Estoy muy entusiasmada de tener que hablar solamente en español cuando este en España?

Answer 1

The mood following "cuando" can be either indicative or subjunctive, depending on meaning. If you are speaking about habit, such as "I am happy to speak Spanish when I am in Spain", you would use "estoy". (Estoy muy entusiasmada de tener que hablar solo en espanol cuando estoy en Espana." On the other hand, if you mean to say "I will be happy to speak Spanish when I am in Spain", your being in Spain clearly has not happened yet, so you would use subjunctive: "Estaré muy......cuando esté en España."

Awesome answer. Very clear. - Chavag, OCT 27, 2009

Answer 2

"Estoy muy entusiasmada de tener que hablar solamente en español cuando esté en España."

La frase está correcta. Está expresando un estado de ánimo actual (en el presente) sobre una situación futura.

Correct phrase. She is expressing a current state of mind regarding a future situation.

perfecto, como siempre:) - 00494d19, OCT 27, 2009

Answer 3

Creo que no. Este is this so you're saying.....when this in Spain?

yesero, the accent is missing: esté - 00494d19, OCT 27, 2009

I know because that is the way the question was written which to my limited understanding was the word 'this'. Was I still wrong? - Yeser007, OCT 28, 2009

Answer 4

Your question is not clear.

However if you are asking if you should use the subjunctive when saying: When I am in Spain. You don`t need to use the subjunctive because it is not a hypothetical situation. You are enthusiastic to speak only Spanish when your are in Spain. There are no signs of desire, influence, hope, emotion or doubt in your statement therefore I would keep it simple and use the present tense:

Estoy muy entusiasmada de tener que hablar solamente en español cuando estoy en España.

By the way the verb Estar for the first person singular in present subjubctive of takes an accent:

Yo esté

Este is a demonstrative adjective and means This.

¡sí yo tengo acuerdo, tiene razón! - aplotkin, OCT 26, 2009

Answer 5

este would be used for the subjunctive, which is used for uncertainty,doubt, and emotion. In this case it would not matter which conjugation of estar you would use. It depends it you would consider "entusiasmada" emotional enough. but on the other note, if it is absolutely certain that you are going to be in spain, it wouldn't be necessary to use the subjunctive tense. its kind of confusing.

Answer 6

It would help if you typed what you are trying to say in English

good point - Yeser007, OCT 26, 2009