"When will you meet the boy?"

Question

How do you say questions like, 'When will + pronoun/noun' + verb'?

Sue, I would recommend you begin taking the free Spanish lessons here. Plus we have so many other resources, it would be to your advantage to use them. There are tests and quizzes that are very helpful. - rac1, Jul 16, 2015

Answer 1

You don't need a noun/pronoun as the subject of the verb. The conjugation ending would take care of that, though you could put one for clarity or emphasis.

I would say, "Cuándo va (or vas) a conocer al niño?"

Won't it be more like, 'When are you going to meet the boy'? or is this how we are suppose to translate. - sue16492, Jul 16, 2015

Wink, Maybe ' Cuando vayas a conocer/encontrar al chico/ tío,/ niño..' - annierats, Jul 16, 2015

Why would we use subjunctive? - sue16492, Jul 16, 2015

Sue, you are right. My suggestion is not a literal translation of yours. Mine does mean, "when are you going to meet.." I suppose you can use the future tense of "conocer" - Winkfish, Jul 16, 2015

so it would be "Cuando concerá al nino" or "Cuando conocerás..." I don't know about using the subjunctive. Annie, can you help us here? Thanks!! - Winkfish, Jul 16, 2015

You don´t need subjuntive here. We use "cuando" + subjunctive when "cuando" is not a interrogative word (direct or indirect) and it refers to the future but not in questions - SpanishSkypeorg, Jul 17, 2015

So, the correct translation will be ¿cuándo conocerás al niño? - SpanishSkypeorg, Jul 17, 2015

Answer 2

Is your question generally about what you call "When will + pronoun/noun' + verb" or is it specifically about "When will you meet the boy?"?

If it's the general question: "Cuándo vas a" + infinitive + pronoun/noun.
Or more formally: "Cuándo va (Ud.) a" + infinitive + pronoun/noun.
Or, depending on context, "A qué hora vas a" + infinitive + pronoun/noun.
Or more formally: "A qué hora va (Ud.) a" + infinitive + pronoun/noun.

• ¿A qué hora vas a hornear el pastel?
• ¿Cuándo va a pintar la casa?

If it's the specific question: There is no simple answer. Which of the meanings of "meet" do you have in mind? The verb could be "reunir(se) con" or "encontrar(se) con" or "juntarse con" or "enfrentarse con" or....

Answer 3

Hey you guys why don't you read her profile?

she has been "self - learning" Spanish for 1 month, she does not need all

the erudite answers about subjunctive etc, what she needs are lessons

Yes, I agree, Ray. I'm certain she doesn't understand all of that right now. - rac1, Jul 17, 2015

Thanks Amber, i remember when i started and wanted a simple answer not a tritise on linguistics and grammar. It is very confusing and off-putting. - ray76, Jul 18, 2015