Accents and meanings

Question

I have found this information in a book that I have been reading and I thought others might find this useful.

mi - my	mí - me
tu - your	tú - you
aun - even	aún - still
como - as/like	cómo - how
mas - but	más - more
si - if	sí - yes
solo - alone	sólo - only
te - you	té - tea
el - the	él - he
que - that	qué - what

¿Cuándo vamos el cine?

When are we going to the movies?

Cuando tenga tiempo.

When I have time.

These are very common words and have sometimes been a source of confusion for me. Please feel free to add your own

This site messes with my formatting... I had it all laid out nice and it removed a bunch of cariage returns and spacing - coolclay, Aug 22, 2010

I tried to fix some spacing , but I couldn't space the inside words. Good information, coolclay! - sanlee, Aug 22, 2010

I think that it is : When I have the time. Cuando tengo el tiempo. - sanlee, Aug 22, 2010

Thank you Q. I knew you would be around later. - sanlee, Aug 23, 2010

Thank you for fixing the layout. Definitely looks much nicer now. - coolclay, Aug 23, 2010

See qfreeds note about Cuando tenga tiempo. - sanlee, Aug 24, 2010

It's right now. Thanks. - sanlee, Aug 30, 2010

Answer 1

I copied "Cuando tenga tiempo" directly from the book and the author seems extremely knowlegable. I suppose it could be an error.

Of course Cuando tengo el tiempo would be When I have the time and not when I have time.

could tenga be a feminin form of tengo?

Tenga is the present tense, subjunctive mood. When the verb after cuando (adverbial phrase) refers to future time as it does here you must use the subjunctive, - 0074b507, Aug 23, 2010

So coolcay is correct, then Q - sanlee, Aug 24, 2010

I think he means you can edit it back in. Sorry, coolcay, I haven't had the subjunctive yet. - sanlee, Aug 24, 2010

Answer 2

Tenga is the present tense, subjunctive mood. When the verb after cuando (adverbial phrase) refers to future time as it does here you must use the subjunctive, - qfreed Aug 23, 2010

I copied "Cuanda tenga tiempo" directly from the book coolcay, aug 23..

You are right, coolcay. Change it back to what was in the book.

Answer 3

Good information. Thank you again, coolcay

Answer 4

Thank you so much for sharing this Coolclay! I'm sure many will find it helpful to print this out and memorize.

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