que nos acerque

Question

Esperamos un autobús que nos acerque al Cerro Rico :

please translate it to me in english.

acerque is adjective or present subjonctive ??

Thank you

"English". - ray76, Aug 21, 2013

" it for me in english " G'day Miro , how wonderful to see you again . My heart sings once more , and scented flowers bloom , where once was desert , now an oasis springs, with sweet water and dated palms. - ray76, Aug 21, 2013

Habibi Ray! - Miro74, Sep 2, 2013

Answer 1

Hello Miro74,

I think that these could be good translations:

"We are waiting for a bus to take us to Cerro Rico" or "We are waiting for a bus to give us a ride to Cerro Rico".

I suggest you better wait for a native English speaker.

Ah! And it is not an adjective. Here is the conjugation.

EDIT: Yes. Literally "acercar" is to approach. But it is normally used as synonym of give a ride. As in:

"¿Puedo al menos acercarte a tu casa?" (Could I, at least, take you home?) or "Si vas hacia allí acércame, por favor (If you are going in that direction, please give me a lift).

One more thing. Picture this scenario: A friend of yours live near a public/free parking lot (where you parked your car) and you are both downtown eating some tapas. When he is leaving you could ask: ¿Me acercas? or ¿Me puedes acercar?. In this case, your friend is taking you to some point closer to your car than the bar, so 'he is approaching you'.

Apart from these particular cases where acercar still keeps his original meaning of get closer, it is very, very common to say acercar instead of llevar. I would say that this is a 'nicer / less mandatory' way to ask somebody to give you a lift. Because if the can't take you there, maybe he can drop you somewhere closer to your finally destination.

I hope this is clear now.

[Feel free to correct my English. Thank you]

Your English is excellent atxeko. My only suggestion for you... 'Here is the conjugation'. - 0095ca4c, Aug 21, 2013

Thanks :) - 003492fc, Aug 21, 2013

I thought acercarse was to approach or go near but can it also mean to go to the place? - Mardle, Aug 21, 2013

@Mardle I am editing the answer to clarify. - 003492fc, Aug 21, 2013

I also left you an answer on "se ocurrió". Your friend, viejito - viejito, Aug 21, 2013

Thank you very much Atxeko!!!! - Miro74, Aug 23, 2013

Answer 2

We are waiting for a bus that near us to cerro Rico.

subjunctive

That doesn't sound right. But you could say "We are waiting for a bus to get us closer to Cerro Rico", which is what I think you were trying to say. - rodneyp, Aug 21, 2013

There you go rodney....:) - chileno, Aug 21, 2013

Answer 3

I really liked your explanation, Atexko. Estamos de acuerdo Atexko. I had almost forgotten that usage.

El verbo (Acercarse) se usa con los dos (ir) (venir)…a menudo (to go closer to) (to come closer to). Acércate al coche! Go over to the car. Since “acercarse”- is to draw near…its expression is used for both going and coming. Me acercaré al almacén. I’ll go to the store. In general, I’ll head that way…i.e. to/near the store.

(maybe...even meet you near there...lol). Whats the underlying idea of "acercarse"??? Intent...

También se usa con (tiempo - time). It is also used with time. That is, when time draws near/approaches. Ya se acerca la hora de la boda. The moment of the wedding is drawing near.

Esperamos un autobús que nos acerque al Cerro Rico :

Since “nos acerque” is in the present subjunctive….WE are saying. “ we are waiting for a bus which will take us to/near Cerro Rico (does that bus even exis****t---present subjunctive)

Thank you very much for the explantion! - Miro74, Aug 23, 2013

Answer 4

We are waiting for a bus to take us to Cerro Rico.

Answer 5

Esperamos un autobús que nos acerque al Cerro Rico

I didn't know you could use acercarse like that. I would have used llevarse.

Wow, that's good to know!