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"Subjuntivo" is a noun which is often translated as "subjunctive", and "depender de" is an intransitive verb phrase which is often translated as "to depend on". Learn more about the difference between "subjuntivo" and "depender de" below.
el subjuntivo(
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)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.
depender de(
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)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
a. to depend on
El levantamiento del bloqueo depende del resultado de la reunión entre los líderes.The lifting of the blockade depends on the outcome of the meeting between the leaders.
2. (to need)
a. to depend on
La pareja dependía de la ayuda económica de sus familiares.The couple depended on the financial support of their families.
b. to be dependent on
Mucha gente mayor depende de sus hijos.Many elderly people are dependent on their children.
c. to rely on
Los Chicago Cubs dependían de su bateador para ganar la liga.The Chicago Cubs relied on their hitter to win the league.
a. to be accountable to
Nuestro departamento dependía del gobierno regional.Our department was accountable to the regional government.
b. to be answerable to
La sucursal del banco dejó de depender de la oficina central.This branch of the bank is no longer answerable to the central office.
4. (politics)
a. to be a dependency of
Esta isla al norte de Francia depende en realidad de la Corona británica.This island off the north coast of France is actually a dependency of the British Crown.
