Andé/Anduve

Question

I said "anduve" as in I walked, to my friend from Spain, and I got a weird look. He swears that it's "andé". Is he just wrong, or is this some regional difference?

and yes, he is completely wrong, jeje - 00494d19, May 17, 2011

Answer 1

"Anduve" is the academic "correct" version taught at school, and a perfect chance for any native to show off. In practice, people tend to say "andé", which is more regular and it makes more sense. I bet $100 that before I die "andé" is likely to be academically accepted, but at the moment, you'll get the dictionary rubbed against your face.

No, there are no regional differences here; just a clear and natural tendency to break the absurd traditions and make this verb more regular. Many natives who are not obsessed with correction will say "andé" without even realizing. "Anduve", although it is supposed to be correct, sounds... very artificial to most natives, who won't dare to correct you because you are using "correct" Spanish. Just wait a century or two and you'll see.

I love this answer, but when are they going to start saying ponido? - lorenzo9, May 16, 2011

When the past participle of "poner" is used as rarely as that of "andar", so you don't hear it so often and you don't get corrected so often. - lazarus1907, May 16, 2011

Also, componer, interponer, suponer, oponer, posponer, recomponer and other similar verbs contribute to maintain the irregularity. - lazarus1907, May 16, 2011

Makes sense. - lorenzo9, May 16, 2011

If we could live hundreds of years, we'd have a wonderful conversation about this topic at some point, but at the moment we can only guess. - lazarus1907, May 16, 2011

¡Dios míooooo! No puedo creer lo que leo. ¿'Anduve' poco natural? ¿"Andé y andó" corrientes? ¿Por qué no 'esté y estó' también? - cogumela, May 16, 2011

Cogu, I am quoting statistics. After all, why don't you speak Lating? - lazarus1907, May 16, 2011

There are over 200 million people saying "andé", and much less than a million saying your other proposed forms. - lazarus1907, May 16, 2011

These 200 million are probably same ones who say "Juistes" for "Fuiste" and other funky expressions, but you make an interesting point. However before I accept your $100 bet, I´ll need to know your age - 005faa61, May 16, 2011

Answer 2

La maestra le pregunta a Jaimito:

• Jaimito, cuéntanos la parábola de Lázaro.
• Estaba Cristo en el pueblo de Lázaro y le dijeron que había muerto, fue y le dijo "Lázaro, levántate y anda" y Lázaro andó...
• ¡Anduvo, idiota!
• Bueno, anduvo idiota un rato, pero luego ya andó bien. Pero es normal, si es que estaba muerto...

Answer 3

Tu amigo es un bruto, jajaja!

I am sure you can find many British swearing wrong sentences are correct in English. We are the same. Is anduve, ande is wrong.

Answer 4

I said "anduve" as in I walked, to my friend from Spain, and I got a weird look. He swears that it's "andé". Is he just wrong, or is this some regional difference?

You wouldn't believe how many native speakers get this wrong!

However, it is rather unusual to hear andé, that is really bruthish, jeje, but to hear:

Ayer nos cansamos mucho, ¡¡no veas lo que andamos!!!

Should be: no veas lo que anduvimos....Especially the plural form, I mean, I bet some people actually don't know the irregular conjugation.

Anyway, this is like saying: I buyed a coke.

Answer 5

I'm confused. Do you just mean you walked, or is anduve like "que hubo" or some greeting that I don't know of? Gracias.

Anduve as in I walked. - Felixlynx, May 16, 2011