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"Subjuntivo" is a noun which is often translated as "subjunctive", and "como si" is a phrase which is often translated as "as if". Learn more about the difference between "subjuntivo" and "como si" below.
el subjuntivo(
soob
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hoon
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tee
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boh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (grammar)
a. subjunctive
El subjuntivo es una forma verbal que les cuesta mucho entender a los extranjeros.The subjunctive is a verbal form that foreigners find very difficult to understand.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
2. (grammar)
a. subjunctive
Recién cuando empecé a estudiar idiomas extranjeros me enteré de la existencia del modo subjuntivo.I only learned of the existence of the subjunctive mood when I began to study foreign languages.
como si(
koh
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moh
see
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (general)
a. as if
Elisa estaba deprimida. Era como si ya no tuviera ganas de triunfar y ser una estrella.Elisa was depressed. It was as if she wasn't willing to succeed and become a star anymore.
b. as though
Mi abuela tiene alzhéimer. Me habla como si no me conociera.My grandmother has Alzheimer's. She speaks to me as though she didn't know me.
