ah, brain froze, ok, if ur talking to someone u don't know, older than u, or a respected adult, i know u use the formal form of everything, but how do u end the verbs? in "-as" or "-a" or....? For example, "?Que___ usted, senora? and the verb is "desear", so am i putting down "desea" or "deseas" or something completely different? thanks for ur help!
For a respected adult older than you, whom you don't know well, you would use the formal pronoun 'Usted'. In the case of 'desear', the present indicative verb conjugation would be 'desea'.
thank u sooo much for ur time and help!!
When you are speaking to someone you don't know, who is older than you, or a respected adult, you would typically use the formal form of verbs in Spanish. The ending of the verb will depend on the subject pronoun you are using.
For example, with the verb "desear" (to wish/to desire), the correct form to use with the formal subject pronoun "usted" would be "¿Qué desea usted, señora?" The verb "desear" ends with an "-ar" and when conjugated with the subject pronoun "usted," it takes the ending "-a".
Here's how you can conjugate the verb "desear" with different subject pronouns:
- Yo deseo (I wish/desire)
- Tú deseas (You wish/desire)
- Él/Ella/Ellos/Ellas desean (He/She/They wish/desire)
- Usted desea (You (formal) wish/desire)
So, in your example, since you are using the formal subject pronoun "usted" with the verb "desear," the correct form to use is "desea."
If you were talking to a friend or someone your age, you would use the informal form, for example, "¿Qué deseas, amigo?"
Remember that conjugating verbs correctly depends on the subject pronoun and the verb tense you are using. It's important to practice and familiarize yourself with the conjugation patterns of different verbs to communicate effectively in Spanish.