Phrase · 🫂 Difficult conversations
Preferiría que no hablaras de mi familia.
I'd rather you didn't talk about my family.
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Why every word is where it is
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- Preferiría → hablaras: conditional → imperfect subjunctive
- que → hablaras: que + subjunctive (other subject)
- hablaras → de: hablar de: talk about
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Preferiría que + imperfect subjunctive: a conditional main verb brings the past subjunctive. A polite but clear boundary. Sequence of tenses in the subjunctive →
- 2Different subject → que + subjunctive; same subject → infinitive: Preferiría no hablar de eso. Subjunctive: wishes and influence →
Variations
- Preferiría que no hablaras de mi familia, por favor.
- Te pido que no hables de mi familia.
- Prefiero que no metas a mi familia en esto.