How do you say whenever in spanish?

Question

I would like to say We fished whenever we could. I was thinking something like Nosotros pescábamos "whenever" poder. I don't know if that would be right so any help would be greatly appreciated =]

*****Would this be correct: "Nosotros pescábamos siempre que tener el tiempo."

Answer 1

cada vez que podríamos would be an alternative (every time that we could)

Unlike words like comoquiera, (a)dondequiera, quienquiera, cualquiera, etc. there seems to be no "cuandoquiera".

There is in Ecuador: it was in the textbook. - lorenzo9, Jan 2, 2010

I couldn't find it in the RAE dictionary, and saw articles from natives saying that it didn't exist. - 0074b507, Jan 2, 2010

Thanks fro answering the whenever question too =] - noahm2011, Jan 2, 2010

While in english the translation sounds accurate, to say podriamos doesn't work well in this case, since we are discussing that something definitively ocurred in the past. - Danieljoseph, Jan 2, 2010

I know it's not in the RAE: I started a thread about it a couple months ago. I was surprised to see it in Ecuador and the teacher was surprised I hadn't heard it before. - lorenzo9, Jan 2, 2010

Answer 2

I listen to English from my walkman whenever I can

Escucho inglés en mi walkman siempre que puedo

Answer 3

Of course you can have two or more conjugated verbs in a sentence. You're translation roughly says, "We would fish whenever have time"

So in order to say whenever WE could/had time, in both english and spanish the verb is conjugated.

Alright thanks Daniel =] - noahm2011, Jan 2, 2010

Answer 4

Pescabamos siempre que podiamos.

Pescabamos cuando podiamos.

can u conjugate two verbs in the same sentence thou? I thought u jsut used the infinitive for the second verb - noahm2011, Jan 2, 2010

That's when you have two verbs in a row. Lots of sentences have multiple conjugated verbs: look at the subjuctive reference articles for examples. Using the indicative after cuando is probably a no no though - lorenzo9, Jan 2, 2010

In those subjunctive reference articles there is always a subject change from main to subordinate clause. - 0074b507, Jan 2, 2010

The subjunctive follows cuando when it refers to future time (anticipation). - 0074b507, Jan 2, 2010

Answer 5

"We fished whenever we could."

"Solíamos pescar cuando se nos permitiera el tiempo." "Pescábamos siempre que tuviéramos tiempo." "Disponible el tiempo, solíamos pescar."

Answer 6

Aviso

La palabra cuandoquiera no está en el Diccionario.

I realize this is old, but for some reason it popped up again, but all that aside:

Cuandoquiera does in fact exist, even according to the RAE.

cuandoquiera

There's also cuando quiera which has a slightly different meaning.

cuandoquiera y cuando quiera, diferencia

Cuandoquiera, en una palabra, significa ‘siempre que o en cualquier momento en que’ y cuando quiera, en dos, es ‘en el momento que desee’.

Answer 7

cuandoquiera

Answer 8

There is in Ecuador: it was in the textbook.

Interesting.

Aviso

La palabra cuandoquiera no está en el Diccionario.

It's not in the DRAE, but it is in the Collins dictionary. - lorenzo9, Jan 2, 2010

The RAE only approves words that have withstood the test of time. Thus, many words "exist" in the ever-evolving Spanish language that aren't yet included in the RAE. By existing, the word is eventually recognized. - Goyo, Jan 2, 2010

Answer 9

"Whenever" is in our very own translator at Spanshdict. And, believe it or not, so is "cuandoquiera". Check it out!

Answer 10

Me guasta "cualquier tiempo". Que es implicar ustededs iban a pescar cualguier momentos sin tener cueta otras cuestiones. I like "any time". This implies that you went fishing anytime without regard to other things.