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Learn Hardcore Spanish (Latin America): Quiero plantear un asunto. - I want to raise an issue.

Hardcore Spanish (Latin America)
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Quiero plantear un asunto.

Quiero plantear un asunto.

I want to raise an issue.

Breakdown of Quiero plantear un asunto.

to raise an issue; put forward an idea

Questions & Answers about Quiero plantear un asunto.

Why is it quiero plantear and not quiero planteo?

After querer when you say you want to do something, the next verb stays in the infinitive.

Quiero plantear un asunto = I want to bring up a matter
Quiero hablar = I want to speak
Quiero comer = I want to eat

So quiero is the conjugated verb, and plantear stays unconjugated.

Why isn’t yo included? Shouldn’t it be Yo quiero plantear un asunto?

In Spanish, subject pronouns are often omitted because the verb ending already shows who the subject is.

Quiero already means I want
So yo is optional

You can say:

Quiero plantear un asunto
Yo quiero plantear un asunto

Both are correct. Adding yo gives extra emphasis, contrast, or clarity.

What does plantear mean here exactly?

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Here, plantear means something like:

to raise
to bring up
to put forward
to present for discussion

It is often used for topics, problems, questions, or issues.

So plantear un asunto sounds like bringing up a matter for consideration. It is more formal or deliberate than just decir algo.

Examples:

Quiero plantear una duda = I want to raise a question
Planteó un problema importante = He/She raised an important problem

Is asunto the same as problem?

Not exactly. Asunto is broader. It can mean:

matter
issue
topic
affair

It does not always mean something negative.

un asunto importante = an important matter
un asunto personal = a personal matter

If you specifically mean problem, problema is often more direct.

So Quiero plantear un asunto sounds like I want to bring up a matter, not necessarily I want to bring up a problem.

Why is it un asunto and not el asunto?

Un is the indefinite article, like a or an in English. It suggests the matter has not been specifically identified yet.

Quiero plantear un asunto = I want to bring up a matter
Quiero plantear el asunto = I want to bring up the matter

Use el if both speaker and listener already know which matter you mean.

Is this sentence formal?

Yes, it sounds fairly neutral to formal. Plantear and asunto are both words that fit well in professional, academic, or serious conversation.

In more casual speech, someone might say:

Quiero hablar de algo
Quiero comentar algo
Quiero tocar un tema

So Quiero plantear un asunto is correct and natural, but it has a somewhat formal tone.

Would quisiera plantear un asunto sound better?

Often, yes. Quisiera can sound more polite, softer, or less direct than quiero.

Compare:

Quiero plantear un asunto = I want to bring up a matter
Quisiera plantear un asunto = I would like to bring up a matter

In meetings, formal settings, or polite conversation, quisiera is very common.

Do I need a preposition after plantear?

No. Plantear normally takes a direct object, so you say:

plantear un asunto
plantear una pregunta
plantear un problema

Not:

plantear de un asunto
plantear sobre un asunto

So in this sentence, the structure is correct as it is.

Could I say Quiero plantearte un asunto instead?

Yes. That is very common if you want to show who you are bringing the matter up to.

Quiero plantearte un asunto = I want to bring up a matter to you
Quiero plantearle un asunto = I want to bring up a matter to you/him/her, in a more formal way

The te / le is an indirect object pronoun.

How is quiero pronounced?

In most of Latin America, quiero is pronounced roughly like KYEH-ro.

A few pronunciation notes:

qu before i sounds like k
ie in quiero is a diphthong
the r in quiero is a single flap, not the strong rolled rr

So it is approximately:

quiero → KYEH-ro
plantear → plan-teh-AR
asunto → ah-SOON-to

Why does querer become quiero?

Querer is a stem-changing verb. In the present tense, the e in the stem changes to ie in most forms.

Present tense:

yo quiero
tú quieres
él/ella/usted quiere
nosotros queremos
ellos/ellas/ustedes quieren

So quiero is the correct yo form of querer.

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