Breakdown of Queremos que ustedes muestren respeto.
ustedes
you (plural)
querer
to want
que
that / than
mostrar
to show
el respeto
the respect
Questions & Answers about Queremos que ustedes muestren respeto.
Why is the verb muestren instead of muestran?
Because the first part of the sentence expresses a desire (queremos, meaning "we want"). When you state what you want someone else to do, Spanish connects the two ideas with que and uses the subjunctive mood for the second verb. So, the normal present tense muestran changes to the subjunctive muestren.
Why can't I translate the English sentence literally as Queremos ustedes mostrar respeto?
In English, we often use an infinitive ("to show") after phrases like "we want you". Spanish doesn't work this way. When the person wanting is different from the person doing the action (we want -> you show), you must use que followed by a conjugated verb in the subjunctive mood (muestren).
Where does the "ue" in muestren come from if the infinitive verb is mostrar?
Mostrar is a stem-changing verb where the -o- changes to -ue-. This happens in the present subjunctive exactly like it does in the normal present tense. Just as you would say ustedes muestran (you show) in a factual statement, you keep that same stem change to say muestren in the subjunctive.
Is it necessary to include ustedes in this sentence?
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