Correct conjugation of a verb in a sentence

Question

Is the sentence "Decido trabajo ahora" grammatically correct?

Answer 1

Decido trabajo ahora

Generally in a given clause, there is only one verb actively conjugated to the subject.

So if you are trying to say: I decide to work now (I am deciding to work now).

It would be: Decido trabajar ahora

On my first glance, present indicative seems a less usual tense for this, and I probably would have said:

He decidido trabajar ahora.

I have decided to work now.

In this case decidir is in the form of a past participle, not a verb conjugated to yo, only he is conjugated to yo.

But that being said, there is probably some context where present indicative works.

Answer 2

I think that it should be "Me decido a trabajar ahora." But even that sounds a little odd to me. It translates to "I decide to work now." Wouldn't you be more likely to say "I have decided to work now"--"Me he decidido a trabajar ahora"?

All that said, I am a beginner, so take it all with several grains of salt and hope a native speaker comes by with better advice soon.

I think we both agree, I might even like your use of decidirse better even better than my sticking with the decidir that they used. :) - bosquederoble, Dec 19, 2014

Answer 3

Could we say 'es mi decisión a trabajar ahora' ?

Don't see why not unless his task was to conjugate "decidir" correctly. - AnnRon, Dec 19, 2014

Laziness can be s source of ingenuity. If I'm not sure of the correct way to do something, sometimes I choose a different way entirely ;-) - Faldaesque, Dec 19, 2014