from the first moment....you were the one, translation help
Hola, quería decir "From the first moment that I saw you,I think you were the one" en espanol, me puede alguien ayudar con esta frase?
Desde la primera vez que te vi, pensé que fuera tú.
Que te parece de mi intento? No estoy seguro si esta "fuera" o "fueras".
Can you check my attempt? I am not sure if it's fuera or fueras
Muchas gracias.
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"From the first moment that I saw you, I think you were the one"
If you use "think," it means you are thinking right now about what happened back when you first saw her. "As of now, I'm thinking that it was you all along, from when I first saw you."
But I wonder if the word "think" works here. It would sound much more natural to me to say "From the first moment that I saw you, I knew that you were the one." If you want to imply a certain degree of doubt, you could say "I thought when I first saw you that you might be the one." But my hunch is that what you mean is the first version.
As to the Spanish, I like LadyDi's suggestion, but I think we could also say this: Desde el primer momento en que te vi, sabía que serías tú (la que querría). Everyone has been saying "Desde la primera vez," but to me that is slightly different, as it doesn't stress that it was a flechazo al verla.
thanks James, "knew" fits perfectly what I am trying to convey "she was, still is, the one"
"From the first moment that I saw you, I think you were the one"
If you use "think," it means you are thinking right now about what happened back when you first saw her. "As of now, I'm thinking that it was you all along, from when I first saw you."
But I wonder if the word "think" works here. It would sound much more natural to me to say "From the first moment that I saw you, I knew that you were the one." If you want to imply a certain degree of doubt, you could say "I thought when I first saw you that you might be the one." But my hunch is that what you mean is the first version.
As to the Spanish, I like LadyDi's suggestion, but I think we could also say this: Desde el primer momento en que te vi, sabía que serías tú (la que querría). Everyone has been saying "Desde la primera vez," but to me that is slightly different, as it doesn't stress that it was a flechazo al verla.
"From the first moment that I saw you ,I have thought that you were the one"
I agree with you about all the tenses and everything.
In speaking, "I've thought" still sounds like "I thought", unless you explicitly say it out "I have thought." That is why I chose "think" over "I have thought" for its brevity, and I am not sure if it's ok to use "think."
Who said it´s going to a lady, we do live in enlightened times. I must admit, however, I thought this was being said by a woman to a man, sorry duy.
Esta bien, no te preocupes Eddy.
Let's start with the English sentence first.
"From the first moment that I saw you, I thought that you were the one" sounds more natural to me. (you have the tense correct in Spanish).
As far as fuera or fueras in the clause...that you were the one...
I think we have something akin to a predicate nominative. Since the predicate is tú (one) then the subject[of the clause] (you) must also be 2nd person and the verb would be fueras.
Hi qfreed, the reason I used "think" because I'd like the person to think that she were, still is, the one. I was raised in California, though I speak Vietnamese at home, so I am not sure if using "think" would suffice. Hope other native English speakers will jump in.
Hola qfreed, la razón que lo usé a "think" es que me gustaría que ella sepa que fuera, todavía es, la única. Yo crecí en california pero hablo Vietnamita en mi casa tambien, por eso no estoy seguro si se puede usar "think" en vez de "thought". Espero que hayan otras hablantes nativos de ingés van a opinar.
no dudes en corregir mi español.
Hi qfreed, the reason I used "think" because I'd like the person to think that she were, still is, the one. I was raised in California, though I speak Vietnamese at home, so I am not sure if using "think" would sufficed. Hope other native English speakers will jump in.
Hola qfreed, la razón que lo usé a "think" es que me gustaría que ella sepa que fuera, todavía es, la única. Yo crecí en california pero hablo Vietnamita en mi casa tambien, por eso no estoy seguro si se puede usar "think" en vez de "thought". Espero que hayan otras hablantes de nativos de ingés van a opinar.
no dudes en corregir mi español.
If you see my later reply you will see that I think Spanish can express that notion with the past tense where I'm not so sure that English can. I do think the past tense is required in English because you are stating something that began in the past.
If you wish to speak about something that began in the past and continues to the present in English I think you need to use the present perfect.
"From the first moment that I saw you ,I have thought that you were the one"
But, hey, I'm not an English major. I'm only going by what sounds natural to me. Being a native does not qualify me to teach English grammar.
Is the preterite the correct form of the past here? Aren't we trying to say from that moment on up to and including the present. Isn't that the imperfect? Doesn't the preterite imply "interruption" in the past. I thought (at that moment) that you were the only one, but sometime in the past or now I realized that you aren't (weren't)?
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How about, "Desde la primera vez que te vi, pensé (or: supe) que serías la única [para mí]"? I'm not really sure about the verb tenses I used. Hopefully someone else will enlighten us.
How about
Desde la primera vez que te vi, pensé que fueras el único.
I like the way that sounds! Of course, if it's going to a lady it needs to be "la única"
Who said it´s going to a lady, we do live in enlightened times. I must admit, however, I thought this was being said by a woman to a man, sorry duy.
How about
Desde la primera vez que te vi, pensé que fueras el único.
I like the way that sounds! Of course, if it's going to a lady it needs to be "la única" 
How about
Desde la primera vez que te vi, pensé que fueras el único.
Hola, quería decir "From the first moment that I saw you,I think you were the one" en espanol, me puede alguien ayuda con esta frase?
Desde la primera vez que te vi, pensé que fuera tú.
Que te parece de mi intento? No estoy seguro si esta "fuera" o "fueras".
Can you check my attempt? I am not sure if it's fuera or fueras
Muchas gracias.
Let's start with the English sentence first.
"From the first moment that I saw you, I thought that you were the one" sounds more natural to me. (you have the tense correct in Spanish).
As far as fuera or fueras in the clause...that you were the one...
I think we have something akin to a predicate nominative. Since the predicate is tú (one) then the subject[of the clause] (you) must also be 2nd person and the verb would be fueras.
