Talk About Your Soulmate in Spanish

Quick Answer

¡Hola!Learn how to talk about your soulmate in Spanish in this article and the lessons above! Specifically, learn how to do the following in Spanish:

• describe your ideal soulmate

• express what you want

• discuss important qualities in a person

Vocabulary

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

Adjectives

Spanish	English
comprensivo	understanding
dispuesto	willing
irracional	irrational
leal	faithful
reflexivo	reflective
sincero	sincere

examples
Quiero una mujer que sea comprensiva. I want a woman who's understanding.
Quiero una persona que esté dispuesta a crecer. I want someone who's willing to grow.
Quiero una persona que no sea irracional. I want someone who's not irrational.

Nouns

Spanish	English
el abrazo	hug
el valor	value

examples
Quiero un hombre que me dé abrazos. I want a man who gives me hugs.
Quiero una persona que comparta mis valores. I want someone who shares my values.

Noun Phrase

Spanish	English
la media naranja	soulmate

examples
¿Qué buscas en tu media naranja? What do you look for in a soulmate?

Verbs

In this skill, you learn the following verbs!

Afrontar

Afrontar(to face) is an -ar verb that is regular in the present subjunctive.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	afronte	I face
tú	afrontes	you face	informal singular you
vos	afrontes	you face	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	afronte	he, she faces
usted	afronte	you face	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	afrontemos	we face
vosotros, vosotras	afrontéis	you face	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	afronten	they face
ustedes	afronten	you face	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Bromear

Bromear(to joke) is an -ar verb that is regular in the present subjunctive.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	bromee	I joke
tú	bromees	you joke	informal singular you
vos	bromees	you joke	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	bromee	he, she jokes
usted	bromee	you joke	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	bromeemos	we joke
vosotros, vosotras	bromeéis	you joke	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	bromeen	they joke
ustedes	bromeen	you joke	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

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.