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Re: The phrase 'I'd like...'

From:Christophe Grandsire <christophe.grandsire@...>
Date:Tuesday, January 13, 2004, 21:21
En réponse à David Barrow :


>The Spanish equivalent of I'd like is 'me gustaría' (conditional) >Yo quisiera (imperfect subjunctive) = (if) I wanted
That's incorrect. "yo quisiera" is very much a commonly used expression equivalent to "I'd like". The imperfect subjunctive is quite often used in Spanish with some verbs in place of the conditional ("yo querría" in this case). It's very common. Christophe Grandsire. http://rainbow.conlang.free.fr You need a straight mind to invent a twisted conlang.

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David Barrow <davidab@...>