Subjunctive Question
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I am supposed to translate "I hope that dad gives us money"
I translated it into "Espere que papá nos dé el dinero"
Once again, I can't remember how these sentences are supposed to be structured. Is this correct or is "esperar" supposed to be in present indicative and "dar" in the subjunctive?
I don't know!!!
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updated Mar 21, 2010
posted by ysolotu10
3 Answers
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"Espero que papá nos dé el dinero" is the correct form
updated Mar 21, 2010
edited by Benz
posted by Benz
dé - 0074b507, Feb 15, 2010
Ups! Thanks Quentin! - Benz, Feb 15, 2010
Oops - Eddy, Mar 21, 2010
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"I hope" is the main clause of the sentence. It has to be in indicative.
The rest of the sentence is a dependent clause, there's a subject change (from "I" to "dad") and it fits the WEIRDO requirement (ask Paralee about WEIRDO), so it should be subjunctive.
Benz shows you how the final sentence should appear.
updated Feb 15, 2010
edited by CalvoViejo
posted by CalvoViejo
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Ojala (espero) que papá nos dé feria (dinero.)
updated Feb 15, 2010
posted by Rey_Mysterio
ojalá que... - 0074b507, Feb 15, 2010
