"I would've done the same."

Question

Para decir ' I would've done the same ' en espanol es 'Hubiera hecho la misma cosa'?

Answer 1

I would say it should be:

Habría hecho la misma (cosa) = I would have done the same (thing)

This is a compound tense formed by using the conditional of haber and the past participle of your main verb. It is used in Spanish to indicate an action that you would have done if something else had been possible that is you would have done something on condition that something else had been possible.

Habría ido a España si tuviera dinero = I would have gone to Spain if I had the money

I hope that helps

Feliz, typo - dinero. - Eddy, Apr 12, 2011

Is the "thing" - "cosa" really necessary Feliz ? - ian-hill, Apr 12, 2011

Congratulations, most native speakers can´t tell the difference between habría and hubiera. Saludos. - LuisCache, Apr 12, 2011

Thx Eddy fixed it! :) - FELIZ77, Apr 12, 2011

Ian, I put cosa in brackets to indicate to less experienced speakers why it should be la misma (cosa) rather than lo mismo - FELIZ77, Apr 12, 2011

Luis, Thank you my friend, that is a compliment indeed coming from a native speaker such as, yourself l :) - FELIZ77, Apr 12, 2011

Muchas gracias! - barhamo, Apr 12, 2011

Pues cual es la diferencia entre "lo mismo" y "la misma cosa"? - barhamo, Apr 12, 2011

barhamo, well that depends on what is representend by the thing done: In this case la stands for la misma cosa and since cosa is feminine it should be ''la'' - FELIZ77, Apr 13, 2011

Gracias Feliz! Que tengas un buen dia! - barhamo, Apr 19, 2011

Thx barhamo:) - FELIZ77, Apr 19, 2011