Help with one sentence please

Question

Hi everyone, I have a sentence in Spanish which I'm struggling a bit with. It is this one:

“¿Puedes imaginarse que vas al extranjero y vives allí para siempre?” Clara pregunta a su amiga.

I'm wondering if I should conjugate the verbs after imaginarse. And if there are any other rmistakes please let me know aswell.

Thank you very much.

The clear error I see is using imaginarse not imaginarte. But I am not a native speaker and so can not absolutely say the rest is correct. :) - bosquederoble, Mar 17, 2016

You have a good point there. Thank you very much! - raziel25, Mar 17, 2016

However the answer by fernand2017 is by a native and matches what I said. :) - bosquederoble, Mar 17, 2016

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Answer 1

“¿Puedes imaginarTE que vas al extranjero y vives allí para siempre?” Clara pregunta a su amiga.

I missed that one completely. Thanks :) - raziel25, Mar 17, 2016

Answer 2

For me it sounds strange to use imaginar in pronominal form with this sentence structure. I would just say: ¿Puedes imaginar que ...................... ?

But: Imagínate que vas ............

Answer 3

mmmm it sounds a little bit strange for me, so i'm going to give you three options of how I would say it 1. "Puedes imaginar que vas al extranjero y vives allá por siempre."

2."Puedes imaginarte yendo al extranjero y viviendo allá por siempre"

1. "Te imaginas ir al extranjero y vivir allá por siempre"

The third one is something a would say in an informal conversation.

having answered a number of questions for Spanish learners, can you add your level in Spanish and in English to your profile? gracias - Mardle, Mar 18, 2016

I second that comment , please do not give corrections until we are aware of your language levels. - ray76, Mar 18, 2016

Answer 4

When you talk to a person known as a friend for example you say imaginate, as in your sentence “¿Puedes imaginarte que vas al extranjero y vives allí para siempre? , but if you're speaking with a stranger you use to imaginarse because it is more polite, for example ¿Puede imaginarse que va al extranjero y vive allì siempre?

Please fill in your user profile with your gender and levels of proficiency in English and Spanish. This information is very important for participants in the forum. You may tell us your general location also if you wish. Thanks! - Jubilado, Mar 17, 2016

Especially if you are answering questions. - rac1, Mar 18, 2016