Weirdo question...

Question

Hello everyone!

In lesson 4.9 there a sentence: Necesitas regresar en dos semanas para que pueda quitar tus puntos de sutura.

My question is why do they use the subjunctive from of "poder"? There's no one of the WEIRDO verbs/words before the "que"...

thanks

correct spelling and capitalization are mandatory on this site, welcome to the forum:) - 00494d19, Dec 20, 2010

Answer 1

Hello, Kobi. Welcome to the forum.

Take a look on the internet regarding Adverbial Clauses in Spanish. They are words such as para que (so that), antes de que (before), and hasta que (until). The indicative or subjunctive mood may be required in the adverbial clause in Spanish, or an adverbial phrase (preposition plus infinitive) may be used.

Adverbial conjunctions which are ALWAYS followed by the subjunctive (because they always indicate a pending/hypothetical action or state):

para que

antes de que

a menos que

en caso de que

etc.

Answer 2

What does the acronym weirdo stand for?

OK: Wishes, Emotions, Impersonal Expressions, Recommendations, Doubt/Denial, and is used after the words Ojalá (I hope to God that...). - Gocika, Dec 20, 2010

probably not "to God" as it's an arabic word left over from when the muslim empire covered half of Spain! - oliheylon, Dec 20, 2010

Answer 3

Hedita - what also is mandatory is removing the possibility not to write capitalized words with the excuse of "shouting".

You can't be talking abou the acronym W E I R D O, right? - --Mariana--, Dec 20, 2010

I am talking about capitalized words indicated to express gratitude or excitement. - kobi1988, Dec 20, 2010