Breakdown of Queremos encontrar una solución para este problema.
una
a, an (feminine)
el problema
the problem
para
for
querer
to want
encontrar
to find
este
this
la solución
solution
Questions & Answers about Queremos encontrar una solución para este problema.
This lesson is about using the subjunctive for wishes. Why is encontrar in the infinitive here?
Even though queremos expresses a wish, we only use the subjunctive when there is a change of subject (when you want someone else to do something). Because the people who want the solution and the people finding it are the same (we), we just use the infinitive encontrar.
Why is it este problema and not esta problema? Doesn't problema end in an 'a'?
Yes, but problema is a masculine word! Many Spanish words ending in '-ma' that come from Greek are masculine (like el idioma or el sistema). Because it is masculine, it needs the masculine word for 'this', which is este.
I always get confused between este and esto. Why can't I say esto problema?
The word este is the masculine adjective for 'this', so it must be used right before a masculine noun like problema. The word esto is a neutral pronoun. You use esto when referring to an abstract idea, a general situation, or an unknown object, and it is never placed directly in front of a noun.
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