Phrase · 🔍 Looking for the right person or thing
Quien quiera venir a la excursión, que me escriba hoy mismo.
Anyone who wants to come on the trip should message me today.
B2describing needsAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Quien1pronounwhoeversing.quiera1verbwantsquerer · subjunctive · present · 3rd sing.venirverbto comeinfinitiveaprepositiontoladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definiteexcursiónnountrip, outingfem. · sing.,que2conjunction(let)meobject pronoun(to) meyo · 1st sing. · indirect objectescriba2verbwriteescribir · subjunctive · present · 3rd sing.hoyadverbtodaymismoadverbthis very (day).
- Quien → quiera: mood
- quiera → venir: obj
- que → escriba: mood
- escriba → me: iobj
Word for word: “Whoever wants to come to the trip, let them write to me this very day.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Quien quiera = whoever wants: quien with no antecedent + subjunctive. Portuguese uses the future subjunctive (quem quiser). Relative clauses II: mood and prepositions →
- 2que me escriba: que + subjunctive gives an indirect order to a third person (let them write to me). Subjunctive: wishes and influence →