Quiero descargar este episodio en mi portátil.

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Breakdown of Quiero descargar este episodio en mi portátil.

• querer: to want
• mi: my
• en: on

Questions & Answers about Quiero descargar este episodio en mi portátil.

Why don’t we say Yo quiero descargar este episodio en mi portátil? Do we always drop yo?

In Spanish, subject pronouns (yo, tú, él, etc.) are often omitted because the verb ending already shows who the subject is.

• Quiero descargar... = I want to download…
• The -o ending in quiero already indicates yo.

You only add yo when you want to emphasize or contrast:

• Yo quiero descargar este episodio, pero ella no.
  (I want to download this episode, but she doesn’t.)

So Yo quiero descargar… is not wrong; it’s just usually unnecessary unless you want emphasis.

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Why is descargar in the infinitive after quiero?

Spanish often uses the structure [conjugated verb] + [infinitive] to express things like wants, plans, and abilities.

• Quiero descargar = I want to download
• Puedo descargar = I can download
• Voy a descargar = I’m going to download

So quiero is the conjugated verb (I want), and descargar stays in the infinitive (to download), just like in English.

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Could I say bajar instead of in Spain?