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Quiero que cambies tu actitud conmigo.

Quiero que cambies tu actitud conmigo.
I want you to change your attitude with me.
From Lesson 146:Desires for others (querer que / esperar que)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Quiero que cambies tu actitud conmigo.

Why is it cambies and not cambias?
Because of the phrase quiero que (I want you to / I want that). When you express a desire for someone else to do something, Spanish requires the subjunctive mood for the second verb. For regular -ar verbs like cambiar, the subjunctive tú (you) ending is -es, making it cambies.
In English we say 'I want you to', so why isn't there a word for 'you' like te or tú right after quiero?
Spanish phrases these desires differently than English. Instead of saying 'I want you to do something,' Spanish speakers say 'I want THAT you do something' (quiero que...). The 'you' is already built into the ending of the verb cambies, so an extra pronoun isn't needed here.
Why is it conmigo instead of con mí?
In Spanish, the preposition con (with) and the pronoun mí (me) always merge into the special word conmigo. You will never say con mí. The same thing happens with 'with you,' which becomes contigo.
Is actitud masculine or feminine?
It is feminine (la actitud). As a handy rule, Spanish nouns that end in -d, like actitud, verdad (truth), or universidad (university), are almost always feminine. Notice that the possessive word tu (your) doesn't change gender, so it is just tu actitud.

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