【英文版西语语法】Expressing Recommendations and Requests with the Subjunctive

 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.

 

Spanish English Spanish English

aconsejar

 

to advise

proponer

 

to suggest

sugerir

 

to suggest

decir

 

to say

ordenar

 

to order

rogar

 

to beg

dejar

 

to let, allow

exigir

 

to demand

hacer

 

to make/to force

insistir

 

to insist

mandar

 

to order

prohibir

 

to forbid

recomendar

 

to recommend

suplicar

 

to beg

Check out these examples.

 

Mi doctor recomienda que beba más agua.

My doctor recommends I drink more water.

 

Suplico que mi hija tenga más cuidado.

I beg my daughter to be more careful.

 

Sugieren que leas este libro.

They suggest you read this book.

 

Dicen que veamos esa película.

They say we should watch that movie.