Go to Easter Island in Spanish

Quick Answer

¡Hola!Learn how to Go to Easter Island in Spanish in this article and the lessons above! Specifically, learn how to do the following in Spanish:

• use the subjunctive to talk about wishes and desires

• detect subjunctive trigger phrases

• talk about Easter Island

Vocabulary

Let's start off with the vocab words in these lessons!

Adjectives

Spanish	English
ceremonial	ceremonial
informativo	informative
isleña	island
radiante	bright

examples
Quiero que vivas la hospitalidad isleña. I want you to experience the hospitality of the island.
Espero que el sol sea radiante. I hope the sun is bright.
Quiero que visitemos esa aldea ceremonial. I want us to visit that ceremonial village.

Nouns

Spanish	English
la aldea	village
el ecosistema	ecosystem
la hospitalidad	hospitality
la leyenda	legend
el moái	moai
el regreso	trip back

examples
Quiero que visitemos esa aldea ceremonial. I want us to visit that ceremonial village.
Deseo que cuidemos el ecosistema de la isla. I want us to take care of the island's ecosystem.
Quiero que aprendamos la leyenda famosa. I want us to learn the famous legend.

Noun Phrases

Spanish	English
Isla de Pascua	Easter Island
Rapa Nui	Rapa Nui

examples
Vamos a ir a la Isla de Pascua. We're going to Easter Island.
Quiero que aprendamos palabras Rapa Nui. I want us to learn Rapa Nui words.

The Present Subjunctive

The Spanish present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) is used to talk about situations of doubt, desire, emotion, necessity, or uncertainty.

Unlike the present indicative, the present subjunctive is generally subjective.

Conjugating Verbs in the Present Subjunctive

To conjugate a verb in the present subjunctive, you must first remember what the present indicative yo form of the verb in question is. This is because the stem of present subjunctive verbs comes from the yo form of the present indicative. For many verbs, this will be the same as the infinitive stem, but for many others, such as verbs with spelling changes, stem-changing verbs, and irregular verbs, it will be different.

Present Subjunctive Stem Formula

The formula for finding the present subjunctive stem of a verb is the following:

present subjunctive stem = yo form of present indicative minus o ending

Regular Present Subjunctive Endings

Once you have the stem, you will add the present subjunctive ending that matches your subject. There are only two ending sets for the present subjunctive: one for -ar verbs and one for both -er and -ir verbs.

Subject	-ar Verb Endings	-er and -ir Verb Endings
yo	e	a
tú, vos	es	as
usted, él, ella	e	a
nosotros, nosotras	emos	amos
vosotros, vosotras	éis	áis
ustedes, ellos, ellas	en	an

Irregular Verbs in the Present Subjunctive

There are only six truly irregular verbs in the subjunctive. You'll find the conjugations for each of these verbs in the tables below.

Present Subjunctive Conjugations of Dar, Estar, and Ser

Subject	Dar	Estar	Ser
yo	dé	esté	sea
tú, vos	des	estés	seas
usted, él, ella	dé	esté	sea
nosotros, nosotras	demos	estemos	seamos
vosotros, vosotras	deis	estéis	seáis
ustedes, ellos, ellas	den	estén	sean

Present Subjunctive Conjugations of Haber, Ir, and Saber

Subject	Haber	Ir	Saber
yo	haya	vaya	sepa
tú, vos	hayas	vayas	sepas
usted, él, ella	haya	vaya	sepa
nosotros, nosotras	hayamos	vayamos	sepamos
vosotros, vosotras	hayáis	vayáis	sepáis
ustedes, ellos, ellas	hayan	vayan	sepan

To remember these six verbs, just think of the mnemonic DISHES:

Dar

Saber

Haber

Estar

Ser

Stem Changes and the Present Subjunctive

While they’re not entirely irregular, the following verbs do have certain changes that we need to keep in mind while conjugating verbs in the subjunctive:

1. e> ie and o> ue Stem Changes with -ar and -er Verbs

For verbs in this group, the e in the last syllable of the stem (the yo form of the present indicative) changes to ie, or the o in the last syllable of the stem (the yo form of the present indicative) changes to ue. All subjunctive forms follow the stem change except for nosotros and vosotros, which use the infinitive stem.

2. e> ie and o> ue Stem Changes with -ir Verbs

All e> ie and o> ue stem-changing -ir verbs follow the same changes as in the present indicative, except the nosotros and vosotros forms, in which the e changes to i and the o changes to u.