{"id":2295,"date":"2011-01-26T20:13:50","date_gmt":"2011-01-26T20:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=2295"},"modified":"2011-01-26T20:13:50","modified_gmt":"2011-01-26T20:13:50","slug":"spanish-lesson-intermediate-11-relative-clauses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/spanish-lesson-intermediate-11-relative-clauses\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish Lesson Intermediate 11 Relative Clauses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spanish Lesson Intermediate 11 Relative Clauses\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YtH-zGJRcwA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a1Hola a todos!<\/p>\n<p>\u00bfQu\u00e9 tal la semana?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hoy vamos a practicar el Presente de Subjuntivo en frases de relativo &#8211; Present Subjuntive in Relative Clauses. We will first discuss exactly what a Relative Clause is and afterwards we will see when and when not to use the Present Subjunctive in such cases.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>When you find a \u201cDefining Relative Clause\u201d in a sentence it is there to provide essential information about the noun or noun phrase it modifies. Without the Defining Relative Clause that sentence would not make sense as we would be unable to identify the noun in the sentence. For example, with the sentence: \u201cEl libro que estoy leyendo no est\u00e1 mal\u201d (the book I am reading is not bad) the part \u201cque estoy leyendo\u201d tells us the book that is being referred to.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Let\u00b4s see more examples of this type of sentence:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tengo un amigo que vive en Londres: I have a friend who lives in London. Here the relative clause is \u201cque vive en Londres\u201d.<br \/>\nNecesito un coche que tenga un maletero grande: I need a car that has a big boot\/trunk. Here the relative clause is \u201cque tenga un maletero grande\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>As you can see, with relative clauses sometimes we use Indicative and sometimes we use Subjunctive. \u00bfWhen do we use one or the other?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>When something or someone is known: Indicative<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>When something or someone is unknown: Subjunctive<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n<p>Busco un hotel que tiene piscina: I am looking for a hotel that has a swimming pool (a known hotel)<br \/>\nBusco un hotel que tenga piscina: I am looking for a hotel that has a swimming pool (an unknown hotel)<\/p>\n<p>Queremos ir a una tienda donde venden tarjetas: We want to go to a shop where they sell cards (a known shop)<br \/>\nQueremos ir a una tienda donde vendan tarjetas: We want to go to a shop where they sell cards (an unknown shop)<\/p>\n<p>Necesito la chaqueta que tiene rayas negras: I need the jacket that has black stripes (a known jacket)<br \/>\nNecesito una chaqueta que tenga rayas negras: I need a jacket that has black stripes (an unknown jacket)<\/p>\n<p><strong>What happens with negative sentences and questions? In negative sentences the verb in the relative clause is always in subjunctive, but with questions it could be in indicative or subjunctive.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n<p>Conozco a alguien que habla franc\u00e9s: I know someone who speaks French (this person exists)<br \/>\nNo conozco a nadie que hable franc\u00e9s: I don&#8217;t know anyone who speaks French (this person doesn&#8217;t exist)<br \/>\n\u00bfConoces a alquien que hable franc\u00e9s?: Do you know anyone who speaks French? (we don&#8217;t know if this person exists)<br \/>\nTengo un profesor que vive en Madrid: I have a teacher who lives in Madrid (this person exists)<br \/>\nNo tengo un profesor que viva en Madrid: I don&#8217;t have a teacher that lives in Madrid (this person doesn&#8217;t exist)<br \/>\n\u00bfTienes un profesor que vive en Madrid?: Do you have a teacher that lives in Madrid? (when we ask this question we believe the person exists and are double checking, expecting a \u201cyes\u201d answer, so we use the indicative)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bueno, esto es todo por hoy. All the examples we have seen are in the Present Tense, but of course you can make sentences with Relative Clauses in the Past Tense, but as we haven\u00b4t seen the Past Subjunctive yet, I recommend that you start practicing sentences in the Present Tense for now. We will look at the other tenses in future classes and by that time you will be well practiced and fully confident.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Que teng\u00e1is una fant\u00e1stica semana y nos vemos pronto.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a1Adi\u00f3s!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a1Hola a todos! \u00bfQu\u00e9 tal la semana? Hoy vamos a practicar el Presente de Subjuntivo en frases de relativo &#8211; Present Subjuntive in Relative Clauses. We will first discuss exactly what a Relative Clause is and afterwards we will see when and when not to use the Present Subjunctive in such cases. 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