Have i translated this correctly?
In the future, i would like to have a bike for christmas so that i can ride with my friends.
En el futuro, me gustaría tener una bicicleta para navidad, así que puedo andar con mis amigos.
3 Answers
You need the subjunctive because so that triggers it.
En el futuro, me gustaría tener una bicicleta para navidad para que así/tal que pueda andar con mis amigos.
The indicative doesn't fit here because the bike hasn't been given.
This sentence sounds strange for me in both English and Spanish because the nuance is that you want a bicycle to ride only during future Christmases. It would make more sense to say something like: Esta navidad me gustaría recibir una bicicleta para poder andar con mis amigos (en el futuro), or: Esta navidad me gustaría recibir una bici para que pueda andar con mis amigos (en el futuro).
In either variant "en el futuro" is redundant and not really necessary, although it is grammatically correct.
In addition to the option given by Oshnaj, I believe you have the option of simply using para with an infinitive.
En el futuro, me gustaría tener una bicicleta para navidad para poder andar con mis amigos.
This because the subject of what follows para would be assumed to be the speaker if not otherwise clarified.
Just as in English one could say "In the future it would be pleasing to me to have a bicycle for Christmas in order to be able to go around with my friends." Without needing to say so that I can go around with my friends.
Oshnaj is a native speaker, I am a learner.
