Sentence grammar help

Question

I want to say in Spanish, "There are rumors that say that they are running to Canada, but the reports are not confirmed now/right now/ yet/ as of right now."

Hay rumores que dicen que ellos estén corriendo a Canada, pero los reportajes no están confirmado ahora (mismo)/ todavía.

I think there may be problems with these concepts: 1) Subjunctive? Should I use subjunctive form of estar because rumors do not express certainty. 2) Comma before pero? In English, we need a comma before the conjunction, but, so is it the same in Spanish? 3) Confirmados? Since los reportajes are plural, should confirmado also be plural? 4) Ahora, ahora mismo, todavía? Would the sentence sound better ending with yet or not or right now?

If there are any other suggestions, I would love to hear them. Thank you!

Please spell correctly - "grammAr" not grammer! - margarita1943, May 28, 2016

Lo siento! - Ramonaspiker, May 29, 2016

Answer 1

Jubilado is right. You could also say:

Hay rumores de que están corriendo a Canadá, pero los informes no se han confirmado hasta ahora / todavía.

Saludos!

Here, Ramonaspiker, you see that "confirmando" is a past participle in a compound verb and not an adjective that agrees with the subject. - Jubilado, May 27, 2016

Thanks Luis!! Yes I see that now Jubilado :) thank you guys! - Ramonaspiker, May 27, 2016

Answer 2

Here is what I would say regarding your sentence (please wait for other answers regarding some of the Spanish language details):

1) Subjunctive? Should I use subjunctive form of estar because rumors do not express certainty. I would not use subjunctive because even though it may not be certain, the rumor itself asserts it as fact.

2) Coma before pero? In English, we need a comma before the conjunction, but, so is it the same in Spanish? We use a comma before but if it is a conjunction between independent clauses as is the case here. We don't use it before but between words such as "not Ana but María".

3) Confirmados? Since los reportajes are plural, should confirmado also be plural? Yes, confirmados.

4) Ahora, ahora mismo, todavía? Would the sentence sound better ending with yet or not or right now? I would write it "los rumores no son todavía confirmados. I understand this to be a passive voice clause. My gut feeling right now without research is that you would not use estar in this clause.

Great and helpful explanations!! Thank you so much. I'll wait for other answers, but thanks so much for answering :) - Ramonaspiker, May 27, 2016

:) - Jubilado, May 27, 2016