Correct verb usage

Question

How do you say "I think he talks too much"? Would the subjunctive be used with hablar? (hable) In Italian the subjunctive is used. I was wondering if it is the same with Spanish.

Thank you very much - jmaulano, Sep 5, 2016

De nada. :) - bosquederoble, Sep 5, 2016

Answer 1

No, in Spanish when you declare something to be true, even if it is your own opinion, it is indicative.

Creo que (él) habla demasiado.

Even verbs on the edge- like suponer or sospechar use indicative.

In the negative you would use subjunctive:

No creo que hable demasiado.

I agree, or simply "Creo que él es muy hablador" - 005faa61, Sep 5, 2016

Gracias, Julian. :) - bosquederoble, Sep 5, 2016

Answer 2

Idiomatically, it's widely used to say creo que es un bocón.
Other words like locuaz or parlanchín can be used, but not in this case to imply a negative connotation.

Is "bocón" like a "loud mouth" in English? It means someone who talks loud and forcibly so as to intimidate others. - Jubilado, Sep 5, 2016

Almost. It's commonly known as "big mouth." - Oshnaj, Sep 5, 2016

Answer 3

(Yo) pienso que él habla mucho/demasiado.

"Creo que él habla mucho/demasiado" is dramatically correct, nevertheless, I don't think that "creo" is a good translation here (simulating a real conversation, it doesn't sound really well in this case).

I would use "Pienso" or simply "Él habla mucho/demasiado"

English people use "think" to imply "creo" in Spanish, because they use "I believe" with a different connotation. - Oshnaj, Sep 5, 2016

I already know that lol - Santyy7, Sep 5, 2016

In this case, "pienso" is a better translation. That's what I'm saying. - Santyy7, Sep 5, 2016

It is not. It's idiomatically used as "creo" in Spanish despite knowing its original meaning. - Oshnaj, Sep 5, 2016

There's something for sure here: you are teaching such a bad spanish. You're pretty good at english though. - Santyy7, Sep 5, 2016

Es interesante que dos hispanohablantes nativos no se acuerdan. Pero es seguro que en inglés las palabras English y Spanish siempre deben empezar con letra mayúscula. - Jubilado, Sep 5, 2016

Se usa "pienso que" también, pero con menos frecuencia. "Creo que" es más común entre hispanohablantes. - Daniela2041, Sep 5, 2016

Gracias por la corrección, @Jubilado - Santyy7, Sep 5, 2016

No comparto ideas con Oshnaj porque he visto que la forma de comunicarse en Español no es muy "apta" para enseñar. Si usted llama "bocón" a otra persona, seguramente le romperán la nariz. Es una palabra extremamente vulgar y grosera. - Santyy7, Sep 5, 2016

Claro, no por nada tengo la reputación que tengo, haha. - Oshnaj, Sep 6, 2016