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¡ Quiero Ricardo afeitarse todos los días! - is this right?

Posted by Hil on May 13, 2008 at 11:00pm in Vocabulary & Grammar/Vocabulario y Gramática

Él se afeita, pocas veces. Odia afeitarse. él lleva un poco barba. No me gusta lleva barba. ¡ Quiero Ricardo afeitarse todos los días!
- basically i am trying to say ' he occasionally shaves. He hates shaving and therefore he has a little beard. i do not like beards. I want ricardo to shave everyday' I am really unsure about the last bit. And if anyone has suggestions for making it all flow better (because it seems very stilted) please let me know.
thanks/gracias

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Permalink Reply by Sam on May 14, 2008 at 1:23am: a veces el se afeita. odia afeitarse y porque de eso el tiene una barba pequena. no me gustan barbas. quiero que ricardo se afeite todos los dias.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Heidita on May 14, 2008 at 6:34am: Hi Sam, VERY good try, one can see your Spanish is very good. Just needs some practising.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Dunia on May 14, 2008 at 3:36am: "Él se afeita a veces. Él odia afeitarse y por lo tanto (y por eso) tiene un poco de barba. No me gusta/n la/s barba/s. Quiero que Ricardo se afeite cada día (todos los días)."

The structure goes like this: I want someone to do sth = Quiero que alguien haga algo; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Hil on May 14, 2008 at 3:53am: Hi, thank you both for your replies. Can i ask what the difference is between 'se afeita' and 'se afeite' - it's probably a stupid question, but in class we learnt 'se afeita'.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Dunia on May 14, 2008 at 3:58am: It is not a stupid question at all.

Se afeita (Present Indicative)
Se afeite (Present Subjunctive)

"Mi marido se afeita todos los días" (You are expressing a fact)
"Quiero que mi marido se afeite todos los días" (You are expressing a subjectivity, in this case a desire); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Hil on May 14, 2008 at 4:01am: Oh, that's interesting. I hadn't even thought of that, we haven't learnt it in class yet. Thank you for your help! Gracias!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Heidita on May 14, 2008 at 6:32am: Hi again , Hil. your questions are very interesting, and dunia's answers are always very adequate.

I hope you like it here!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Eddy on May 15, 2008 at 9:50am: Hi Hil
I haven't studied Spanish grammar for over thirty years but I believe after the verb querer, if the subject remains the same, you use the present indicative. If the subject changes, you use the present subjunctive.

I want to do it - quiero que yo lo hago (same subject, present indicate)
I want YOU to do it - quiero que tú lo hagas (different subject, present subjunctive)

If this is wrong, then please revert back to the nine words after Hi Hil above.; ▶ Reply to This