Tres recursos estupendos para ayudarte a escribir un buen ensayo:
antecedent adjective clause | Necesito un libro que me explique esto. No hay novelas que me interesen. ¿Hay alguien que tenga sugerencias? Escoge la clase que más te guste. Busco un secretario que sepa francés. (no personal a: it's not a definite person) | I need a (some) book that explains this. There are no novels that may interest me. Is there anyone who may have any suggestions? Choose whichever class you like best. I am looking for a secretary who knows French. |
| Busco al secretario que sabe francés. Necesita el libro que explica esto. Hay novelas que me interesan. Aquí hay alguien que necesita ayuda. Escojo las clases que más me gustan. | I am looking for the secretary who knows French. She needs the book that explains this. There are some novels that interest me. There’s someone who needs assistance here. I pick those classes I like best (after checking them out). |
| Haz lo que quieras. Haces exactamente lo que quieres. | Do what(ever) you (may) want. You do exactly what you want. (you know what it is) |
| No me importa lo que digan. No me importa lo que dicen. | I do not care what they (may) say. (whatever it is) I do not care about what they're saying. |
| digan lo que digan hagas lo que hagas | no matter what (whatever) they say no matter what (whatever) you do |
In the sentence "I demand that he be here", the words "that he be here" are the noun clause, object of the main verb "demand".| Espero que vayas. Te digo que lo hagas ahora. Insisto en que esté presente. | I expect you to go. Im telling you to do it now. I insist that he be present. |
| Siento que no vayas. Me sorprende que Ud. no lo sepa. Es triste que no haga sol. | I am sorry that you're not going. It surprises me that you do not know it. It's sad it isn't sunny. |
| Quiero ir. Espero ir. Siento molestarte. Estamos felices de trabajar aquí. | I want to go. I hope to go. I'm sorry to disturb you. We're glad we work here. |
| BUT: Estamos felices de que trabajes aquí. | We're glad that you work here. |
| Doubt or Disbelief: | Dudo/No creo que vaya. No es posible que sea verdad. Es increíble que te vayas. | I doubt/I don't think I'm going. It's not possible that it is true. It's hard to believe you're leaving. |
| Denial: | No digo que sea tonto. Es falso que me moleste el ruido. No es cierto que haya marcianos. | I am not saying (that) he is stupid. It is false that noise disturbs me. It's not true that there are Martians. |
| Ojalá (que) vengan mañana. Ojalá no llueva. | I hope they come tomorrow. Hopefully it won't rain. |
tal vez, quizás, quizá, which all mean perhaps, are followed by the subjunctive if the speaker wants to convey a considerable degree of doubt (que is not used here):| Tal vez llegue pronto. Quizás vamos al cine. | Perhaps he will arrive soon. (probably not) Maybe we'll go to the movies. (very possible) |
