Breakdown of Queremos encontrar una oficina que sea amplia.
ser
to be
una
a, an (feminine)
la oficina
office
querer
to want
encontrar
to find
que
that / than
amplio
spacious
Questions & Answers about Queremos encontrar una oficina que sea amplia.
Why is sea in the subjunctive here instead of the indicative es?
We use the subjunctive sea because they are looking for an office that fits this description, but they do not know if one actually exists yet. The office is an indefinite or unknown thing. If they already had a specific spacious office in mind, they would use the indicative es.
Could we say la oficina instead of una oficina?
If you say la oficina (the office), it usually means you are looking for a specific office that you already know is spacious. Because it refers to a known reality, you would switch the verb to the indicative and say la oficina que es amplia.
Why do we use a form of ser here instead of estar?
Is amplia the only way to say spacious?
Amplia is a very natural and common choice here, translating to spacious, wide, or broad. You could also use grande (large) or espaciosa (spacious). Notice that amplia ends in -a to match the feminine noun oficina.
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