when do I use the reflexive verbs and the subjunctive mood? please help me guys...!

Question

please help me get it right...! when do I use the subjunctive mood in spanish, please give some examples so it will be clean and clear cause everybody says in general that it is used when things are not certain and when you want to express feelings but in spanish we say YO TE AMO (Indicative - present) and NOT YO TE AME (subjunctive - present)

One more thing, when do I use the reflexive verbs cause I can't get it right I mean what difference does the reflexive pronoun make when it is used, for example: YO AMO AND YO "ME" AMO can you tell me when should I use the reflexive verbs and why?

Answer 1

You could write a volume on the subjunctive mood alone so I think your asking for both topics to be explained to you in a few paragraphs is improbable or doubtful.

To partly answer your first question about Yo Te Ame. There are certain conditions that need to occur before you normally use the subjunctive mood. You normally have a sentence that contains a main and a dependent clause (yours does not).

There will be a subject change between the main clause verb and the dependent clause verb introduced by a relative pronoun and

The verb in the main clause is a WEIRDO verb or an impersonal phrase. (You can find out the definition of the acronym by reading the Reference article on the subjunctive mood.)

There are other conditions where you use the subjunctive mood, but this is the most common construction.

Let's try working with your sentence using the subjunctive mood.

Dudan que te ame.

main clause= Dudan (They doubt)

subordinate clause=que te ame (that I love you)

WEIRDO verb=dudar

Subject change

They doubt, I love

We have lessons, 10 million and three previous threads, and reference materiasl on the subjunctive mood. Your friends gave you a correct description of the mood, but the "devil's in the details"

Subjunctive mood

. Sigh. I never remember.

¡Bienvenido al foro!

Answer 2

Reflexive/pronominal verbs and the uses of the subjunctive are two (basically) unrelated issues and each can be studied separately (and are usually presented that way).

Answer 3

thank you so much now I feel like I have taken a step further even though I must say this is the hardest part to do while making a transition from english to spanish because in spanish the language itself is easy and so as the words but the structure of the sentences, the moods and all the demonstrative pronouns make your mind work overtime I know it's only a matter of practise so if you have some more material examples websites whatever let me check it....!