Master the subjunctive mood for wishes, doubts and emotions.
The subjunctive expresses wishes, doubts, emotions and hypotheticals.
Present subjunctive (hablar): hable, hables, hable, hablemos, hablen
Triggers:
| Spanish | English | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Espero que | I hope that | Espero que vengas. |
| Ojalá | Hopefully | Ojalá tengas razón. |
| Dudar | To doubt | Dudo que sea verdad. |
| Es posible que | It's possible that | Es posible que llueva. |
| Quiero que | I want (someone) to | Quiero que estudies. |
| Aunque | Although / Even if | Aunque llueva, saldré. |
| Word | Phonetic | Tip |
|---|---|---|
| Espero que | es-PEH-roh keh | Triggers subjunctive |
| Hable | AH-bleh | Subjunctive of hablar |
| Ojalá | oh-hah-LAH | From Arabic — "I hope/God willing" |
Ojalá: This word (from Arabic) always triggers the subjunctive: Ojalá llueva (I hope it rains).
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