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Idiomatic Subjunctive Expressions
WashU Spanish 307- p.
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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 2
05/03/2011

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Por + adj o adv. + que
Definition
No matter how +
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Que yo sepa …
Definition
As far as I know
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Que sepamos
Definition
As far as we know
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Que digamos
Definition
used to stress a preceding negative statement, difficult to translate since the meaning will vary with the context
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Que diga
Definition
I mean, in the sense of “I meant to say” or “that is”
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cueste lo que cueste
Definition
no matter how much it may cost (only used in third-person singular or plural)
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pase lo que pase
Definition
whatever happens (only used in third-person singular)
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puedas o no (puedas)
Definition
whether you can or not (used in any person)
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quieras o no (quieras)
Definition
whether you be willing nor not (used in any person)
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costara lo que costara
Definition
no matter what it cost (past tense; used only in third person singular or plural)
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pasara lo que pasara
Definition
whatever happened (only used in third-person singular)
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pudieras o no (pudieras)
Definition
whether or not you could (used in any person)
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quisieras o no (quisieras)
Definition
whether or not you were willing (used in any person)
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