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A Spanish guy told me that "I was wondering + about smth" is translated as "Darle vueltas a +" but I don`t know how to conjugate this correctly. If I I want to say "We are wondering" is it correct to say : "Damos vueltas a... "(where goes the'"la"? ) Can someone explain me the conjugation of this phrase?

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updated Jun 18, 2015
posted by nmiroslavova

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Hello nmiroslavova

You asked:

A Spanish guy told me that "I was wondering + about smth" is translated as "Darle vueltas a +" but I don`t know how to conjugate this correctly. If I I want to say "We are wondering" is it correct to say : "Damos vueltas a... "(where goes the'"la"? ) Can someone explain me the conjugation of this phrase?

It all depends on exactly what you are trying to say, so could you give us more context, please?

Please tell us / write down in English the exact sentence you are trying to say then we can give you more accurate help. What you would say in Spanish depends on the exact idea you are trying to communicate..

ex:1.She never talks to me. I wonder why? = Nunca habla conmigo. Me pregunto ¿por qué?

2.I wonder if she's arrived = Me pregunto si habrá llegado.

The first two examples use the verb preguntarse = to wonder (to ask oneself)

I will continue adding other examples to show you how the translation changes according to the context! wink

Luis, one of our native speakers, has already given you a great answer but I will continue finishing my answer! (I had only seen his response after sumbitting mine)

We're wondering about going to Spain this year = Estamos pensando si ir a España, este año.

Wondering in this context immediately above means thinking about

She wondered what to write = No sabía qué pensar

In the example above wondering means not knowing!

Finally, we come to the verbal construction that Luis has given you:

Darle vueltas a algo = To think about something

ex: Le he dado vueltas y más vueltas al problema = I've gone over the problem time and again, I've given the problem a lot of thought

I am sure that you can see that the verb used and phraseology varies according to what you want to say. This is why we need to know exactly what you (people) want to say! wink

All examples apart from the first one (which is my own one) are courtesy of the Oxford English/Spanish Dictionary

I hope this helps smile

Corrijan mi español si es necesario, por favor smile

updated Jun 18, 2015
edited by FELIZ77
posted by FELIZ77
Totalmente de acuerdo! - LuisCache, Jun 17, 2015
Muchas gracias, Luis por tu confirmación :) - FELIZ77, Jun 17, 2015
Saludos! - LuisCache, Jun 17, 2015
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The conjugation in present tense would be:

Le doy vueltas a algo, le das... le da... le damos, le dais, le dan vueltas a algo.

In past tense:

Le di vueltas a algo, le diste... le dio, le dimos, le disteis, le dieron vueltas a algo.

And so on.

We are wondering... Le damos vueltas a...

updated Jun 18, 2015
posted by LuisCache
Luis, lo siento amigo, no me daba cuenta de que ya estabas repondiendo a su pregunta - FELIZ77, Jun 17, 2015
No hay problema, Feliz. - LuisCache, Jun 17, 2015