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¿Quieres hablar de ello o prefieres que cambiemos de tema?
Do you want to talk about it, or would you rather we changed the subject?
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Why every word is where it is
¿Quieresverbyou wantquerer · present · 2nd sing.hablarverbto talk, to speakinfinitivedeprepositionof, fromello1pronounit, this (formal)sing.oconjunctionorprefieresverbyou preferpreferir · present · 2nd sing.queconjunctionthatcambiemos2verbwe change (subj.)cambiar · subjunctive · present · 1st pl.deprepositionof, fromtema3nounsubject, topicmasc. · sing.?
- Quieres → hablar: querer + infinitive
- prefieres → cambiemos: preferir que + subjunctive
- cambiemos → tema: cambiar de
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1ello = it, the situation: a neutral pronoun after a preposition. Pronoun nuances: dative of interest, ello, sí / consigo, pronominal verbs →
- 2preferir que + subjunctive when the subject changes. Subjunctive: wishes and influence →
- 3cambiar de tema = to change the subject, with de.