Expressing Recommendations and Requests with the Subjunctive
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Explanation
The subjunctive (el subjuntivo) is one of three moods in Spanish, and it is often used to express recommendations and requests.
WEIRDO
Many of the verbs and phrases that require the subjunctive fit into the acronym WEIRDO: Wishes, Emotions, Impersonal expressions, Recommendations, Doubt/Denial, and Ojalá. In this article, we're going to take a look at recommendations and requests.
Recommendations
When a person recommends, suggests, wants, or asks another person to do (or not do) something, the subjunctive is used.
Useful Verbs of Recommendation
The following verbs are commonly used to give recommendations.
Check out these examples.
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Note that the word que is used to separate the recommender from the recommendation in the sentences above.
Want to learn more about the subjunctive? Check out these articles!
• Subjunctive in Relative Clauses
• Spanish Future Perfect Subjunctive
• Expressing Doubt and Denial with the Subjunctive
• Expressing Uncertainty or Conditional Outcomes with the Subjunctive
• Impersonal Expressions with the Subjunctive
• Using "Ojalá" with the Subjunctive
• Expressing Wishes and Desires with the Subjunctive
