subjunctive question ..
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She hopes that I buy her this car Ella espera que le compre ese coche
I feel like it should be "espero" because you don't start putting them into subjunctive until after "que" right? I got this example from somewhere on the site. Is that right? or is it supposed to be "espera"?
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updated Jan 21, 2013
posted by kyle_hurley
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Kyle:
Esperar
I (espero) You (esperas) He/she/sir/ma'am (espera) You all/they (esperan)
Ella espera que
Is in the indicative. Espera is indicating (she)
You could take away (ella) if we already knew who you were referring to.
Esperar que + subjunctive
Ella (espera)-indicative que le (compre)-subjunctive ese coche
updated Jan 21, 2013
posted by avispao
'compre' is referring to who she wants to do what.... (from comprar) que le compre = that he/she/you (ma'am/sir) buys her - avispao, Jan 21, 2013
oh my bad that was obvious - kyle_hurley, Jan 21, 2013
I guess it kinda was, jaja. We often make obvious mistakes however, it's natural. - avispao, Jan 21, 2013
