"Dijeras" ¿Por qué está usado aquí?
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Me alegro de que dijeras esa. That says "I'm glad that you said that" but why is it "dijeras" and not "dijiste"?
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updated Feb 8, 2014
posted by kyle_hurley
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It's because the speaker is not so much stating a fact as expressing an emotion. Verbs like alegrarse, when used in such constructions, normally require the subordinate phrase to be in the subjunctive.
Check out the article on the subjunctive for a more detailed explanation: link
updated Feb 7, 2014
edited by Manity
posted by Manity
:) Yes, I was just going to write the same thing, it's the' alegrarse'. - annierats, Feb 7, 2014
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"Me alegro de que dijeras eso", neutro, ya que no se sabe si se refiere a algo masculino o femenino. Por ejemplo, "Me alegro de que dijeras esa palabra" o "Me alegro de que dijeras ese vocablo".
"Dijiste" es pasado de indicativo, y "dijeras" lo es de subjuntivo. Como lo que se quiere expresar es una emoción (alegría), debe usarse el subjuntivo.
updated Feb 8, 2014
edited by tiquismiquis
posted by tiquismiquis
