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In normal Spanish conversation do natives use the subjunctive regularly? or is it more natural not to?
In normal Spanish conversation do natives use the subjunctive regularly? or is it more natural not to?
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- Traditional Chinese (Taiwan)
Usan bastante el subjuntivo en conversación cotidiana, indicativos tal vez es suficiente para que te entiendan básicamente, pero el subjuntivo tiene funciones, representa más en la actitud o implicación. Si no aprendes esto significa no vas a comprender el sentido principal
- Spanish (Spain)
We use it for conditions, possibilities and so on...
- Catalan
- Spanish (Spain)
Yes, we use it a lot. It sounds really weird if you don't use it when it's necessary.
- English (UK) Near fluent
- Spanish (Spain)
Yes, all the subjunctive except the future. You never use that one, no one does it (except extremely knowledgeable people, but not really frequently)
- English (UK)
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