Breakdown of Te exijo que consigas la autorización.
que
that / than
te
to you / you (direct object)
conseguir
to get (to obtain)
exigir
to demand
la autorización
the authorization
Questions & Answers about Te exijo que consigas la autorización.
Why do we use the subjunctive consigas here instead of the indicative consigues?
Why is exijo spelled with a "j" when the infinitive is exigir?
This is a spelling change to keep the pronunciation consistent. In Spanish, "g" before "e" or "i" makes a soft sound (like the English "h"). If we wrote "exigo", the "g" would sound hard (like in "go"). We change it to a "j" so exijo keeps the soft sound.
Why is there a Te at the beginning of the sentence?
Te is an indirect object pronoun showing who is receiving the demand. With verbs of influence like exigir (to demand), pedir (to ask), and recomendar (to recommend), we use indirect object pronouns to indicate who we are asking or demanding the action from. Here, Te exijo means "I demand of you."
How do we get the form consigas from the verb conseguir?
To build the present subjunctive, you start with the present tense yo form, which is consigo (an e-to-i stem-changing verb). You drop the "o" and add the opposite vowel ending for tú, which gives us consigas. Notice the "u" from the infinitive is dropped because "g" before "a" already makes the hard "g" sound.
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