Phrase · 💭 Hypothesising
¿Y si nos fuéramos de viaje este fin de semana?
What if we went away somewhere this weekend?
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Why every word is where it is
¿Y1conjunctionand (what if)si1conjunctionifnos2object pronoun(ourselves)nosotros · 1st pl. · direct objectfuéramos1verbwe wentir · subjunctive · imperfect · 1st pl.de2prepositionon (a trip)viaje2nountripmasc. · sing.estedeterminerthismasc. · sing.finnounendmasc. · sing.deprepositionofsemananounweekfem. · sing.?
- si → fuéramos: mood
- fuéramos → de: prep
- fin → este: agree
Word for word: “And if we went on a trip this weekend?”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1¿Y si + imperfect subjunctive? floats an idea as a suggestion: what if we…? No main clause needed. Imperfect subjunctive: forms and uses →
- 2irse de viaje = to go away on a trip. Here fuéramos comes from ir, not ser: context decides.
Variations
- ¿Y si nos fuésemos de viaje este fin de semana?
- ¿Y si nos vamos de viaje este fin de semana?