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"Subjuntivo" is a noun which is often translated as "subjunctive", and "pero si" is a phrase which is often translated as "but". Learn more about the difference between "subjuntivo" and "pero 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.
pero si(
peh
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roh
see
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
a. why
¡Pero si es el mismísimo vestido que llevaba Penélope Cruz en los Óscar!Why, it's the very same dress Penelope Cruz was wearing at the Oscars!
