Correct subjunctive sentences?

Question

I'm trying to use the exact opposite of the first sentence, i've tried to write the opposite below the sentence.

Es evidente que estás agotado. Es no evidente que estés agotado.

Es verdad que la cirujana no quiere operarte. Es no verdad que la cirujana no quiera operarte.

I don't think my opposites may be correct. Example would be, if i said i think that this works. The opposite I would say, I don't think that this works.

Thanks for the corrections.

Answer 1

Hi, rcmango! I find the mistake in how the words are ordered, the tenses are correct. So, congrats!

Es evidente que estás agotado.

No es evidente que estés agotado.

Es verdad que la cirujana no quiere operarte.

No es verdad que la cirujana no quiera operarte.

Answer 2

In the first one, I believe that you would put the "no" in front of estás to say: Es evidente que no estás agotado. So you would be changing the sentence (assuming context) from "It is evident that you are exhausted." to "It is evident that you are not exhausted."

For the next one, I believe that you should just remove the "no" from the sentence to change the sentence from "Es verdad que la cirujana no quiere operarte." to "Es verdad que la cirujana quiere operarte." (Btw, should that read "operar en usted" or just "operar" instead of "operarte"?) At any rate, removing the "no" in this case, I believe will achieve a sentence which states the opposite of the first one.

thanks for the advice! ..I'm learning conjuctives, and there hard for me to understand fully. - rcmango, Nov 11, 2010