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Subjunctive with the unknown or nonexistent

Preview Subjunctive with the unknown or nonexistent. Subjunctive with the unknown or nonexistent. You already know that the indicative is generally used to talk about what is; whereas the subjunctive is often used to talk about what should be , or what people think/feel about what is.

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Subjunctive with the unknown or nonexistent

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  1. Preview Subjunctive with the unknown or nonexistent Subjunctive with the unknown or nonexistent

  2. You already know that the indicative is generally used to talk about what is; whereas the subjunctiveis often used to talk about what should be, or what people think/feel about what is. Alonso puede ser muy terco, pero es generoso y leal también. Espero que Alonso seageneroso y leal conmigo. No es bueno que Alonso seatan terco. Subjunctive with the unknown or nonexistent • speaker talks about what is • what speaker thinks/feels about what is

  3. In certain situations, the subjunctiveis used to talk about what is not. It is used after expressions like No hay nadie/nada que… when the person or thing referred to, the antecedent, is nonexistent. Subjunctive with the unknown or nonexistent nonexistent: according to the speaker, such a person does not exist No hay nadieque confíeen Marcos. No hay nadaque me fastidiemás que un chiste grosero.

  4. In other situations, the speaker doesn’t know what is. He or she may be looking for someone or something with certain qualities, without having anyone or anything particular in mind. The antecedentis unknown. Subjunctive with the unknown or nonexistent unknown: the speaker doesn’t know of anyone in particular with those qualities Busco una noviaque seaabierta y amigable. ¿Conoces a alguienque hablefrancés? Quiero comprarte algoque te guste.

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