se sequen - Does this have some subjunctive meaning?
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Permitir que las uñas se sequen durante 3-5 minutos.
Is this "secar" - to dry, in the subjunctive?
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updated Sep 14, 2011
edited by katydew
posted by katydew
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Hi, katy:
Yes, you are right.
It is the present subjunctive of "secarse": third person plural.
Your sentence lacks a word:
Permitir que las ------s se sequen durante 3-5 minutos.
updated Sep 14, 2011
posted by cogumela
Thank you. I'll go dry my nails right now for 3-5 minutes! So how would I say, Dry them for 3-5 minutes, Permitirlas que sequen...? - katydew, Sep 14, 2011
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So how would I say, Dry them for 3-5 minutes,
Permitirlas que sequen...?
Permitir used in that context sounds a bit odd. Try with "dejar"
Dejarlas secar de 3 a 5 minutos.
updated Sep 14, 2011
posted by cogumela
Permitir is ok to use in the 1st sentence but when I switch to saying 'them' instead of 'the nails' I switch verbs, right? - katydew, Sep 14, 2011
Permitir sounds odd in both sentences. It sounds as you were giving them permission to dry (allow) :) - cogumela, Sep 14, 2011
Thanks. That helps. - katydew, Sep 14, 2011
