After five years of studying Spanish - two at Instituto Cervantes and two in college - I can say most emphatically that you are the best Spanish teacher I've ever seen. Anyone can "know" a language, but not anyone can "teach" it to others, Signed a former TEFL in the EU
Now I see why many natives avoided the question, "So why did you use the subjunctive tense in that sentence?" I had no idea it was this complicated. But, in less than 40 minutes, I was able to understand what has baffled me after months of reading article after article and asking language partners time and time again. EXCELLENT video!!! Muchas gracias por hacer este video!!!
Soy maestra de inglés en Buenos Aires; hace unos meses tomé a una estudiante nigeriana que quiere aprender español. El desafío de transmitirle el significado y los usos del subjuntivo fue transitado por ambas muy cómodamente gracias a tu video. Te estoy infinitamente agradecida.
Me encanta Buenos Aires. Viví en BA durante algunos meses el año pasado mientras asistía a la escuela de idiomas. Gente agradable, gran cultura y buen clima. Me gustaría volver pronto
It has always infuriated me how insistent formal teaching academies in Spain are about how 'difficult' the subjunctive is. It's made difficult because it's treated as being difficult. It's actually not that difficult but is taught so 'late' that people have already formed bad habits rather than learning to recognise and apply it from the beginning of the process. I wish I had seen this overview before, which is an excellent example of what I have wanted all along (and now I'm B2) to neatly explain it. It's just a bit late for me but still useful so thank you and well done!
pauldanielbatty I'm having the same issue, I can hold a fb conversation in Spanish, and I can form sentences and ideas without a dictionary or assistance, I can have a conversation with my Latin American friends.. Yet I don't know this tense, and I now know I'm using the indicative when I shouldn't!!
honestly, I pay $50,000 a year to attend a private university and I have learned more in your spanish videos for free then I have throughout my entire semester of spanish 2 so far from my professor... thank you so much for your help!
+Kerry Baker I was thinking of commenting the same thing while watching! Following each new set of subjunctive phrases with a slide containing examples of similar but non-subjunctive phrases, helps delineate the aspect of the original phrase that makes it call for the subjunctive. Really effective teaching!
Thanks so much for your sharing. I've studied for so long, but never seem to "get it". Being able to listen to it in English helps me so much. Great Video.
Hi professor Jason. I've been watching your lessons for years. From time to time I like come back and watch them again. I still enjoy them very much! It never hurts to review what you know (or think you know..lol)
Professor Jason-I've been studying Spanish for over 20 years and still need a subjunctive refresher every now and then. Thank you for the great review. Keep it up!
I'm watching all of your videos from now on. I'm in college level Spanish 3 and I am completely LOST! Thank you so much because now I have a better understanding of the subjunctive.
Your videos never fail to fully explain things i just can't find anywhere else, including a college classroom! You've helped me for years, thanks so much!
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This guy is amazing, he just explained in 10 minutes what my teacher couldnt explain in 2 weeks
Great teacher. I'm a native Spanish, and this lesson is priceless. Good work. Also, perfect use of accents in words like "increíble". Many native Spanish still struggle with that.
covers everything relating to the subjunctive makes it easy to understand its uses. Clear and concise as with all prof Jason's videos. Best part is ; wastes no time on saying what is going to b done but goes straight in with extremely helpful examples.Thank you for all your enlightening and helpful videos.
very comprehensive! I am preparing for a DELE exam and I am so (!) thankful you made these videos. I'm certain you've been of immense help to so many of us. Keep up the good work! Y gracias.
Thanks sooo much for taking the time to upload videos. You are a great help to me (Im a British person studying spanish). watching your videos make up most of my extra studying outside class. once again, thanks a lot! :)
Jason this video is great, really well explained. The subjunctive takes a while for native English speakers to wrap their head around but I'm getting there step by step.
I've been in Spain for 2 years and could never entirely understand subjunctive. I understood the vague description "in cases of doubt", but that didn't always help. This was a fantastic video, thanks!
You are such a good teacher and now I understand the subjunctive mood better than I ever did before. Actually all your videos have been quite useful to me. Thanks a lot.
This video was amazing! I've struggled with the subjunctive since I first started taking Spanish classes and I'm currently a senior Spanish major at Texas Lutheran University and this has helped me so much. I'm going to share this with my professors!
Hola y felicitaciones. Tus videos sobre el tan temido tema del subjuntivo son maravillosos. ¡Chapeau, Professor Jason! Es la mejor explicación que he encontrado en la red. Excelente trabajo. Y gracias por compartirlo. Saludos,
Your explanation was absolutely helpful! Thank you so much! I spent an evening watching this video and taking notes. 1 hour and 2 pages with notes later I finally understand the concept and how to use it. Saludos desde Holanda
Thank you so much Professor Jason! I recently started teaching Spanish as a second language and your videos are really a great help! I wanted to add a little footnote, in case it is useful for someone: the use of the subjunctive with "mientras" refers to the condition, not so much to the time or duration of the action. So much so, that it can be used to differentiate between those two nuances: "Espero a mi amigo mientras paga la cuenta" (my friend is paying the bills and I'm waiting for him while he does it)/ "Espero a mi amigo mientras pague las cuentas" (I'm gonna wait for my friend if/on the condition that he pay the bills). So, if we want to say that we are going to do something while (during the same period of time that) another person does something else, we should use the indicative, not the subjunctive. I realize this can be a little tricky, and tough to explain in such a short space. Sheers for the helpful videos!
You gave me clear categories of when the subunctive is required. I appreciate that very much. I grew up in a family where English was spoken in the home. Then my family moved to Ecuador, later to Mexico. Kids my age spoke Spanish, and I learned from them to the point where there willingness to stop and teach interfered with the social event, and somehow the subjunctive got left out. Your formal tutorial gives me a feel for what I missed in my informal "lessons". Thank you. I also note that Spanish in different countries is different. The word criada is much more loosely defined in South America then it is in Spain, for example. A pea in Ecuador is alberja. My Mexican friends don't understand that word. Hasta la proxima vez, entonces.
I am learning Spanish and as I progress constant reminders are important in the session "when and why to use the subjunctive in Spanish" it would be helpful not to skip the English translation of the sentence. It helps me understand the content and of course enhances my vocabulary.
Gracias por tus videos, me han ayudado muchos! Aunque Soy Latino y Espanol es my segundo idioma, Sus videos me han aprendido mucho! Con la ayuda de mi familia y sus vídeos creo que pueda hablar espanol con solutra. :) Perdoname si hiciera algunos errores!
This was simply an outstanding lesson. Muchas gracias for taking the time Professor Jason to disseminate critical information that can be easily absorbed and used on a daily basis.
Prof. Jason is really un Profesor destacado! this is an overview of a subject which is broad - many things to recognize and remember to apply - but you go in like a Navy Seal!! thks Prof. (su otro videos son buenos tambien) ... su rango de asignaturas es ancha y profundo. muchas gracias sinceramente!!
This video is great. Even after years of studying, it is still great to get a thorough review to polish up or patch up my knowledge. Thank you for taking the time to make this. While the concepts are mostly clear to me, I find it a struggle at times to make the split-second decision between indicative and subjunctive moods during conversation. Do you have any recommendations for this?
Vale, Tomás :) No te discuto nada... Es más, te confieso que me admiro de tus conocimientos sintácticos, bien hecho. Again, what's happening here is that we don't necessarily disagree, but we are using two different kinds of terminology. I am using a terminology that my American students can understand. You are using a more technical terminology to describe syntax. I really do appreciate your comments. They are very helpful! Keep commenting! :)
Vielen Dank !!! Thank you very much! I am german and my english is not good, but you explain this sooo wel and clearly, that I finally got it !!! Many thanks greatings from Germany
I agree with the earlier comment. Best subjunctive lesson on the web! This will be my reference video when ever I need to remind myself when to use the indicative and when to use the subjunctive. Not only that , but it has also introduced me to a whole bunch of handy expressions at 29:14 which I've always searched around for before when trying to express myself in Spanish. (para que, a fin de que, a menos que , en caso de que etc)
Awesome lesson. This is what I have had the most problems with... Your explanations and examples helped a lot. Gracias por tu ayuda, y espero que tengas un gran día!
Well structured video; most helpful. At school we were fearful of the subjunctive, but break down the rationale & the triggers & it makes sense. Thanks.
Just a suggestion, when you make longer videos you could put in the description different times... for example 5:55 when the subject changes and you can somehow state in the description next to the time what the subject is . Like, at 6:34 you speak about X but in 9:30 you talk about Y.
Really appreciate your thorough approach. My notes from your presentations are really helpful and your teaching style is spot on. Thanks for your efforts!
Thank you so much! You have helped me SO much with your videos! The way you teach is fantastic and your videos are simple, to the point, and easy to learn from. Thanks again!
Thank you So much for freely sharing your knowledge (and in such a non-threatening, easy-to-understand, concise, and enjoyable presentation). I have learned more about the Subjunctive from this one video than from all the other study material I've seen & read. I'm definitely going to watch All of your videos and anticipate watching & learning from all other future videos you post! Thanks again...& please know that you're appreciated much more than words can convey!!! Your 'new' #1 fan! :-)
Professor Jason, thank you for making sense of the subjunctive for me. I've been wanting to get a better grasp of how and when to use it! Enjoying all of your videos.
Gracias Profesor Jason por la información del subjuntivo ya que ha ayudado a mis estudiantes ha entenderlo más claramente. Sus ejemplos son fácil de asimilarlos sobre todo cuando se usan los dos lenguajes.
My second comment on this one of yours, Tomás. See 14:18 when I begin to talk about the fact that the "formula" only introduces the subjunctive when the main clause verb communicates a certain sense (the "semantics" of the subjunctive). I appreciated your comments.
Hi, Professor Jason. I am spanish and I was curious about how foreign people teach Spanish, so I got here! In my opinion you explain everything great. However, I have noticed a mistake, which is very very common even between spanish people, the "queísmo". "Javier duda que tengas dinero". That sentence needs "de" after "duda". :)
gracias, voy a explicar mañana el subjuntivo y he visto tus videos acerca del subjuntivo y es realmente excelente como lo explicas. Gracias por compartir.
Subjunctive uses in spanish was very informative and was made simple to understand. I have referred your video for the first time and would like to refer on other topics also.
Very informative. Thank you, I'm a native Spanish speaker and I never knew how to explain the subjunctive, but no I think I can do a much better job. Thanks again! :)
@Irmarambaran subjunctive can be used when you express what you feel, use key verbs, for example: querer, necesitar, cuando (to express a suposition in future) that's my recomendation, I hope u had a good mark in your exam. I'm spanish teacher too.
Great! Very clear explanation of the present subjunctive. Thank you! I am going to look to see if you have any explaining the other subjunctive tenses too, I hope you have!
This was very helpful. I have always put off truly learning the subjunctive in high school because I didn't have time but I'm about to start college and I'm going to be taking intermediate spanish so I figured it was time to learn.
Muchas gracias por el vídeo. ¿Podría contestar a esta pregunta relacionado con el subjuntivo? (Could I have also said ´´¿Usted pueda contestar?´´ since I don´t necessarily know if you can answer it?) La pregunta es - En esta oración, ´´si no quisieras ayudar en tu pueblo, no me hubieses (could also be hubieras right?) conocido´´ should it not have been ´´no me habrías conocido´´? I´m pretty sure it means ´´if you hadn´t wanted to help in your village, you wouldn´t have met me´´ so shouldn´t the latter clause be in the conditional habría instead of another past subjunctive conjugation like hubieses? also i´m pretty sure I learned that hubiese was pretty archaic and hubiera is much more common.
Excelente video! Explicaciones simples, sin nomenclaturas pedantes, con ejemplos claros y muy útil el contraste del uso de los dos modos. ¡Felicitaciones! Una pregunta: El portugués que enseñas ¿es brasileño o europeo?
After five years of studying Spanish - two at Instituto Cervantes and two in college - I can say most emphatically that you are the best Spanish teacher I've ever seen. Anyone can "know" a language, but not anyone can "teach" it to others, Signed a former TEFL in the EU
Now I see why many natives avoided the question, "So why did you use the subjunctive tense in that sentence?"
I had no idea it was this complicated. But, in less than 40 minutes, I was able to understand what has baffled me after months of reading article after article and asking language partners time and time again. EXCELLENT video!!! Muchas gracias por hacer este video!!!
Profe esa manera es dificil ,lo recomendable es ensenar con dialogos cortos
Soy maestra de inglés en Buenos Aires; hace unos meses tomé a una estudiante nigeriana que quiere aprender español. El desafío de transmitirle el significado y los usos del subjuntivo fue transitado por ambas muy cómodamente gracias a tu video. Te estoy infinitamente agradecida.
Me encanta Buenos Aires. Viví en BA durante algunos meses el año pasado mientras asistía a la escuela de idiomas. Gente agradable, gran cultura y buen clima. Me gustaría volver pronto
It has always infuriated me how insistent formal teaching academies in Spain are about how 'difficult' the subjunctive is. It's made difficult because it's treated as being difficult. It's actually not that difficult but is taught so 'late' that people have already formed bad habits rather than learning to recognise and apply it from the beginning of the process. I wish I had seen this overview before, which is an excellent example of what I have wanted all along (and now I'm B2) to neatly explain it. It's just a bit late for me but still useful so thank you and well done!
Couldn't agree more buddy.
I agree, too. Professor Jason teaches it and makes it easy, but every other teacher tells us how hard it is.
I totally agree and this is a great explanation too.
You are spot on. It's never mentioned until the person is at an intermediate level, by which point the use of the indicative is ingrained.
pauldanielbatty I'm having the same issue, I can hold a fb conversation in Spanish, and I can form sentences and ideas without a dictionary or assistance, I can have a conversation with my Latin American friends.. Yet I don't know this tense, and I now know I'm using the indicative when I shouldn't!!
Super useful. I come back to this again and again when I need a review
Thanks! That's great to hear!
Professor Jason, whoever pays you ain't paying you enough. Thanks for everything.
Soy español y da gusto que mi idioma sea explicado así de bien, Professor Jason. ¡Enhorabuena por el excelente trabajo!
honestly, I pay $50,000 a year to attend a private university and I have learned more in your spanish videos for free then I have throughout my entire semester of spanish 2 so far from my professor... thank you so much for your help!
best subjunctive lesson on the web!
¡Muchas gracias!
+Kerry Baker agreed! watching it multiple times can make you a master!
+Kerry Baker I was thinking of commenting the same thing while watching! Following each new set of subjunctive phrases with a slide containing examples of similar but non-subjunctive phrases, helps delineate the aspect of the original phrase that makes it call for the subjunctive. Really effective teaching!
Very helpful. Someone on Duolingo said this video should be watched before the lessons. He was right! Muchas gracias!
Thanks so much for your sharing. I've studied for so long, but never seem to "get it". Being able to listen to it in English helps me so much. Great Video.
Hello Pat
Hi professor Jason. I've been watching your lessons for years.
From time to time I like come back and watch them again.
I still enjoy them very much!
It never hurts to review what you know (or think you know..lol)
Happy to hear you find my lessons helpful!
This is the best video about the subjunctive on the internet. I am a student for life
Haha thanks a lot!!
Dude, I have struggled for years to wrap my head around the subjunctive. Thanks for helping, this is much more clear.
Jeremy Hunka thanks for watching!
Professor Jason-I've been studying Spanish for over 20 years and still need a subjunctive refresher every now and then. Thank you for the great review. Keep it up!
Thanks for expanding my lenguage all over the world.
Saludos desde Madrid,España.
Espero que este idioma se popularice mas de lo que ya es
Nos gusto su idioma ....
I'm watching all of your videos from now on. I'm in college level Spanish 3 and I am completely LOST! Thank you so much because now I have a better understanding of the subjunctive.
Your videos never fail to fully explain things i just can't find anywhere else, including a college classroom! You've helped me for years, thanks so much!
This guy is amazing, he just explained in 10 minutes what my teacher couldnt explain in 2 weeks
Haha, well, thanks, Hilmi kaçmaz !!
Great teacher. I'm a native Spanish, and this lesson is priceless. Good work.
Also, perfect use of accents in words like "increíble". Many native Spanish still struggle with that.
This is by far the clearest explanation I have seen of the subjunctive!
covers everything relating to the subjunctive makes it easy to understand its uses. Clear and concise as with all prof Jason's videos. Best part is ; wastes no time on saying what is going to b done but goes straight in with extremely helpful examples.Thank you for all your enlightening and helpful videos.
Thanks for watching!
very comprehensive! I am preparing for a DELE exam and I am so (!) thankful you made these videos. I'm certain you've been of immense help to so many of us. Keep up the good work! Y gracias.
I am studying Spanish via Skype with a native teacher. Your videos are a great source when I am stuck , need more help or extra practice. Thank you
De nada, Addy. Escribes muy bien! Qué bueno que te haya gustado mi video!
Simplemente estupendo profesor J. Muchísimas gracias. Lo mejor explicación en todo el internet!
Muchas gracias!
Thanks sooo much for taking the time to upload videos. You are a great help to me (Im a British person studying spanish). watching your videos make up most of my extra studying outside class. once again, thanks a lot! :)
You are a wonderful teacher sir. You scream education and comprehension. Thank you kindly.
Jason this video is great, really well explained. The subjunctive takes a while for native English speakers to wrap their head around but I'm getting there step by step.
You have no idea how much you have helped me, thank you a ton!
I've been in Spain for 2 years and could never entirely understand subjunctive. I understood the vague description "in cases of doubt", but that didn't always help. This was a fantastic video, thanks!
Saque 19 de 20 puntos!! Estoy ahora en la clase de conversacion. Gracias por su ayuda durante los meses pasados. Gracias a UA-cam tambien.
OH wow, I am taking a class on line and I just did not understand the subjunctive until you explained it. Makes so much more sense to me now.
You are such a good teacher and now I understand the subjunctive mood better than I ever did before. Actually all your videos have been quite useful to me. Thanks a lot.
This video was amazing! I've struggled with the subjunctive since I first started taking Spanish classes and I'm currently a senior Spanish major at Texas Lutheran University and this has helped me so much. I'm going to share this with my professors!
I'm glad you liked it!
Hola y felicitaciones. Tus videos sobre el tan temido tema del subjuntivo son maravillosos. ¡Chapeau, Professor Jason! Es la mejor explicación que he encontrado en la red. Excelente trabajo. Y gracias por compartirlo.
Saludos,
Hi 🙋♂️
Thank you so much, your video have taught me more than i have learned in my two years of Spanish at the university
Your explanation was absolutely helpful! Thank you so much! I spent an evening watching this video and taking notes. 1 hour and 2 pages with notes later I finally understand the concept and how to use it. Saludos desde Holanda
Thank you so much Professor Jason! I recently started teaching Spanish as a second language and your videos are really a great help! I wanted to add a little footnote, in case it is useful for someone: the use of the subjunctive with "mientras" refers to the condition, not so much to the time or duration of the action. So much so, that it can be used to differentiate between those two nuances: "Espero a mi amigo mientras paga la cuenta" (my friend is paying the bills and I'm waiting for him while he does it)/ "Espero a mi amigo mientras pague las cuentas" (I'm gonna wait for my friend if/on the condition that he pay the bills). So, if we want to say that we are going to do something while (during the same period of time that) another person does something else, we should use the indicative, not the subjunctive. I realize this can be a little tricky, and tough to explain in such a short space. Sheers for the helpful videos!
Vaya, genial
Soy mexicano y me da gusto que haga esta clase de videos
Felicidades y siga así!
It was one of the best lessons in Subjuntivo I`ve ever had! I learned a lot. Thank you!
You gave me clear categories of when the subunctive is required. I appreciate that very much. I grew up in a family where English was spoken in the home. Then my family moved to Ecuador, later to Mexico. Kids my age spoke Spanish, and I learned from them to the point where there willingness to stop and teach interfered with the social event, and somehow the subjunctive got left out. Your formal tutorial gives me a feel for what I missed in my informal "lessons". Thank you.
I also note that Spanish in different countries is different. The word criada is much more loosely defined in South America then it is in Spain, for example. A pea in Ecuador is alberja. My Mexican friends don't understand that word.
Hasta la proxima vez, entonces.
Hi Lionel
Gracias colega, tus videos complementan mis clases de Español, muy amable y generoso de tu parte.
I am learning Spanish and as I progress constant reminders are important in the session "when and why to use the subjunctive in Spanish" it would be helpful not to skip the English translation of the sentence. It helps me understand the content and of course enhances my vocabulary.
¡Este es un video fantástico! Lo enseñas muy bien y mejor que todos los otros videos.
I'm currently studying here in Spain and this Subjunctive thing drives me crazy. 😀 Your videos are very much of help to me. ¡Muchas gracias!
Gracias por tus videos, me han ayudado muchos! Aunque Soy Latino y Espanol es my segundo idioma, Sus videos me han aprendido mucho! Con la ayuda de mi familia y sus vídeos creo que pueda hablar espanol con solutra. :) Perdoname si hiciera algunos errores!
Loved the Preposition lesson! Thank you....Now onto this. So grateful for your classes!!!!
Hi
This was simply an outstanding lesson. Muchas gracias for taking the time Professor Jason to disseminate critical information that can be easily absorbed and used on a daily basis.
Thanks, Frank!
Was stuck on the subjunctive/imperative section of DuoLingo until I stumbled upon this vid. Thx, Prof. Jason :)
Prof. Jason is really un Profesor destacado! this is an overview of a subject which is broad - many things to recognize and remember to apply - but you go in like a Navy Seal!! thks Prof. (su otro videos son buenos tambien) ... su rango de asignaturas es ancha y profundo. muchas gracias sinceramente!!
This video is great. Even after years of studying, it is still great to get a thorough review to polish up or patch up my knowledge. Thank you for taking the time to make this. While the concepts are mostly clear to me, I find it a struggle at times to make the split-second decision between indicative and subjunctive moods during conversation. Do you have any recommendations for this?
Vale, Tomás :) No te discuto nada... Es más, te confieso que me admiro de tus conocimientos sintácticos, bien hecho. Again, what's happening here is that we don't necessarily disagree, but we are using two different kinds of terminology. I am using a terminology that my American students can understand. You are using a more technical terminology to describe syntax. I really do appreciate your comments. They are very helpful! Keep commenting! :)
Vielen Dank !!! Thank you very much! I am german and my english is not good, but you explain this sooo wel and clearly, that I finally got it !!! Many thanks greatings from Germany
Sabine, You're very welcome ;-)
eres mejor!!!! ver casi todos sus vídeos. Me encanta mucho
I agree with the earlier comment. Best subjunctive lesson on the web!
This will be my reference video when ever I need to remind myself when to use the indicative and when to use the subjunctive. Not only that , but it has also introduced me to a whole bunch of handy expressions at 29:14 which I've always searched around for before when trying to express myself in Spanish. (para que, a fin de que, a menos que , en caso de que etc)
Awesome lesson. This is what I have had the most problems with... Your explanations and examples helped a lot. Gracias por tu ayuda, y espero que tengas un gran día!
Well structured video; most helpful. At school we were fearful of the subjunctive, but break down the rationale & the triggers & it makes sense. Thanks.
I hope you're doing well profesor Jason, and thank you for all the time and effort.
Just a suggestion, when you make longer videos you could put in the description different times... for example 5:55 when the subject changes and you can somehow state in the description next to the time what the subject is . Like, at 6:34 you speak about X but in 9:30 you talk about Y.
Really appreciate your thorough approach. My notes from your presentations are really helpful and your teaching style is spot on. Thanks for your efforts!
Thank you so much! You have helped me SO much with your videos! The way you teach is fantastic and your videos are simple, to the point, and easy to learn from. Thanks again!
Thank you So much for freely sharing your knowledge (and in such a non-threatening, easy-to-understand, concise, and enjoyable presentation). I have learned more about the Subjunctive from this one video than from all the other study material I've seen & read. I'm definitely going to watch All of your videos and anticipate watching & learning from all other future videos you post! Thanks again...& please know that you're appreciated much more than words can convey!!! Your 'new' #1 fan! :-)
better than every spanish teacher ive ever had! *applause*
Excellent video, the explanation of the reasons for using the subjunctive was spot on and easy to grasp! Bien hecho y le agradezco!
Prof. Jason... Dios le Bendiga! siempre me ayudas!
Clear, comprehensive explanation with great examples.
Thank you for all the lessons I find them very helpfull.
David, from Ireland.
Professor Jason, thank you for making sense of the subjunctive for me. I've been wanting to get a better grasp of how and when to use it! Enjoying all of your videos.
Hello Debbie
Gracias Profesor Jason por la información del subjuntivo ya que ha ayudado a mis estudiantes ha entenderlo más claramente. Sus ejemplos son fácil de asimilarlos sobre todo cuando se usan los dos lenguajes.
A very comprehensive and useul lesson. Thank you so much for making this freely available
My second comment on this one of yours, Tomás. See 14:18 when I begin to talk about the fact that the "formula" only introduces the subjunctive when the main clause verb communicates a certain sense (the "semantics" of the subjunctive). I appreciated your comments.
Hi, Professor Jason. I am spanish and I was curious about how foreign people teach Spanish, so I got here! In my opinion you explain everything great. However, I have noticed a mistake, which is very very common even between spanish people, the "queísmo". "Javier duda que tengas dinero". That sentence needs "de" after "duda". :)
gracias, voy a explicar mañana el subjuntivo y he visto tus videos acerca del subjuntivo y es realmente excelente como lo explicas. Gracias por compartir.
¡De nada! Me alegro mucho que te haya gustado la lecció y te deseo mucha suerte con tu clase!
Subjunctive uses in spanish was very informative and was made simple to understand. I have referred your video for the first time and would like to refer on other topics also.
This video has helped me tremendously in my Spanish course studies. I absolutely love the formula! It is extremely helpful.
Insha'Allah would be the Arabic equivalent to Ojalá - God willing. Great video, Jason, as always.
Very informative. Thank you, I'm a native Spanish speaker and I never knew how to explain the subjunctive, but no I think I can do a much better job.
Thanks again! :)
Changed my life in 30 minutes.
This was so well set out and explained. I wish I had stumbled on this a long time ago it would have saved a lot of pain!
Profesor Jason this lesson was outstanding!
The tutorials are great. It really helps me a lot in learning Spanish. Thank you very much professor Jason.
Me encanta! Sería aún mejor con oportunidades de practicar cada categoría. Gracias, Profesor 😎
Thanks a lot! Needed some help for my Spanish 3 final on the subjunctive this week! Understand it a lot better
@Irmarambaran subjunctive can be used when you express what you feel, use key verbs, for example: querer, necesitar, cuando (to express a suposition in future) that's my recomendation, I hope u had a good mark in your exam. I'm spanish teacher too.
Teacher spent 6 months trying to teach this to us and failed, you taught me in 38 minutes :)
thank you so much for this video! I think I finally understand the subjunctive, just in time for my exam. This has helped so much.
this explaination is way better than my teacher's way of explaining it.
Good video. Very straight forward. My teacher does a fantastic job at teaching; this video helped me fill in the small holes of my understanding.
This video really helped me on my placement test and allowed me to place in Spanish 3 as a freshman
Thank you professor Jason for explaining the unexplainable! Never understood the subjunctive but now it makes absolute sense to me :)
Thanks a lot for the comments, and best of luck with the subjunctive!
Great! Very clear explanation of the present subjunctive. Thank you! I am going to look to see if you have any explaining the other subjunctive tenses too, I hope you have!
This was very helpful. I have always put off truly learning the subjunctive in high school because I didn't have time but I'm about to start college and I'm going to be taking intermediate spanish so I figured it was time to learn.
Thank you very much Professor Jason. Your videos has really helped me to understand Spanish.
Thank you. This was a very thorough and well thought out description of the subjunctive tense.
I look forward to seeing more of your videos.
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Ánimo, Zelene! Sigue estudiando! Que bueno qye te hayan servido de apoyo mis lecciones!
Muchas gracias por el vídeo. ¿Podría contestar a esta pregunta relacionado con el subjuntivo? (Could I have also said ´´¿Usted pueda contestar?´´ since I don´t necessarily know if you can answer it?) La pregunta es - En esta oración, ´´si no quisieras ayudar en tu pueblo, no me hubieses (could also be hubieras right?) conocido´´ should it not have been ´´no me habrías conocido´´? I´m pretty sure it means ´´if you hadn´t wanted to help in your village, you wouldn´t have met me´´ so shouldn´t the latter clause be in the conditional habría instead of another past subjunctive conjugation like hubieses? also i´m pretty sure I learned that hubiese was pretty archaic and hubiera is much more common.
Richard, that works for me! Makes perfect sense. More importantly, that explanation clicked for you!
Excelente video! Explicaciones simples, sin nomenclaturas pedantes, con ejemplos claros y muy útil el contraste del uso de los dos modos. ¡Felicitaciones! Una pregunta: El portugués que enseñas ¿es brasileño o europeo?