¿Subjuntivo / Indicativo?
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I have 20-30 sentences to translate to Spanish and there is one that I'm not sure if I'm translating right:
Ella nos dijo que conociese muy bien la ciudad y supiese como llegásemos al centro.
I'm not sure about the second part... Should I use indicative or subjunctive mood?
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updated Apr 30, 2012
edited by Parmgrin
posted by Parmgrin
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Wait for a native Spanish speaker, but I believe that this would be an indicative mood sentence. There is no doubt that she told you these things, whether they are true or not.
updated Apr 30, 2012
posted by kdrinning
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With verbs of communication like telefonear, decir, escribir, etc. the subjunctive is only used to express the idea of volition or preference. When the verb introduces a fact the subjunctive is not used. I would say: "Ella nos dijo que conocía muy bien la ciudad y sabía cómo llegar al centro"
updated Apr 30, 2012
posted by pescador1
