Subjunctive after lo que

Question

So would it be then, "No me importa lo que vaya a pasar" and "No me importa lo que comas" and "No me importa lo que vayas a decirme" and "No me importa lo que lleves puesto" thanks guys.

Answer 1

Your title makes it sound like you are saying that the subjunctive is used because of the lo que in the sentence. Of course, it is the no me importa main clause that triggers the subjunctive mood in the dependent clause. (Lo que serving as a relative pronoun introducing the subordinate clause.)

Nice example sentences.

Ah. That makes sense then. I was wondering why lo que would be trigger. - jeezzle, Mar 21, 2010

Answer 2

I will give you a literal translation to make it more clear for you.

"No me importa lo que comes" = "I don't care (the thing) (that) you eat lo = (the thing) que = (that)

"I don't care about what you eat"

Interesting. You didn't use the subjunctive mood. I google some No me importa sentences and they all used the subjunctive. It is not an impersonal phrase so I thought it was because of negation. - 0074b507, Mar 22, 2010

I'm not sure how to use this subjunctive in English. - ismarodri_uy, Mar 22, 2010

Answer 3

I wonder if the indicative is also possible???

No me importa lo que comas - I don't care what you eat (in the future)

No me importa lo que comes - I don't care what you (usually) eat

Yes, both are correct.

I would use the following translations:

No me importa lo que comas, pero debes comer más.

I don't really care what you eat (from now on) , but you must eat more!

I don't care what you are eating, but it looks disgusting!

No me importa lo que estás comiendo/lo que comes, pero es/parece asqueroso!!

Answer 4

To me, it would imply the following:

No me importa lo que vaya a pasar - I don't care what could happen (possibly, in a particular situation)

No me importa lo que va a pasar or No me importa lo que pasa - I don't care what happens (usually or what happens anyway, like whatever happens)

No me importa lo que comas - I don't care what you will eat (at this particular occasion)

No me importa lo que comes - I don't care what you eat (in general)

But I may be wrong and I think that a native speaker would explain the difference best. If both my suggestions (subjunctive and indicative) are correct anyway.

Answer 5

Great question, jeezzle

I wonder if the indicative is also possible???

No me importa lo que comas - I don't care what you eat (in the future)

No me importa lo que comes - I don't care what you (usually) eat

¿Las dos son posibles?

Answer 6

This is a literal translation of the subjunctive mode.

"No me importa lo que comas" = "I don't care (the thing) (that) you were to eat"