Questions & Answers about Quiero ver el vídeo otra vez.
Where is “I” in the Spanish sentence? I don’t see yo.
In Spanish, the subject pronoun is often omitted because the verb ending already shows who is doing the action.
- Quiero is the yo (I) form of querer in the present tense.
- So Quiero ver el vídeo otra vez literally means (Yo) quiero ver el vídeo otra vez, but yo is usually dropped unless you want to emphasize I.
You only need yo for emphasis or contrast, for example:
Why is it quiero ver and not quiero veo?
When one verb expresses a desire, plan, or ability and is followed by another verb, the second verb stays in the infinitive form in Spanish.
Saying quiero veo would be like saying I want I watch in English, which is ungrammatical.
Other examples:
- Quiero comer. – I want to eat.
- Puedo ver el vídeo. – I can watch the video.
- Voy a ver el vídeo. – I’m going to watch the video.