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Queremos que el equipo muestre compromiso.

Queremos que el equipo muestre compromiso.
We want the team to show commitment.
From Lesson 147:Desires for others (querer que / esperar que)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Queremos que el equipo muestre compromiso.

Why do we use que here instead of saying Queremos el equipo mostrar?
In English, we say 'we want the team to show' using the infinitive. In Spanish, when you want someone else to do something, you cannot use the infinitive. Instead, you must use que (that) followed by a new subject and a conjugated verb. Literally, it translates to 'We want that the team shows...'.
Why is the verb muestre instead of the normal present tense muestra?
Because this sentence expresses a desire for someone else using queremos que, the second verb must be in the subjunctive mood. For -ar verbs like mostrar, the subjunctive swaps the normal -a ending for an -e, which gives us muestre.
Why does mostrar change to muestre with a ue?
Mostrar is a stem-changing verb where the o changes to ue. Just like in the regular present tense where 'it shows' is muestra, this stem change also happens in the present subjunctive. You take that muestr- stem and add the subjunctive ending -e.
Does compromiso mean 'compromise'?
It is actually a false friend! Compromiso usually means 'commitment', 'obligation', or an 'engagement'. If you want to talk about a 'compromise' where two sides reach a middle ground, you would use a word like acuerdo.

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