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Re: Translation Project! (was Re: Let the hammer fall!)

From:Elliott Lash <al260@...>
Date:Monday, January 22, 2001, 2:47
ániyë Nik: (I just realized that I've been doing all my previous replies wrong!!!
Silindion is verb initial!!), Anyway:

Que pasen "Let them come in/tell them to come in"
Que ella los bañara, los vistiera, oyera sus preguntas, los enseñara a
rezar y a creer en algo (A. Mastretta, Mexico, dialogue)
"[As far as I was concerned] let her bathe them, clothe them, listen to
their questions, teach them to pray and believe in something

 Why the Imperfect Subjunctives in this example? (I know that it's from a
dialogue....but taken out of context... I don't get it).

 Elliott