Breakdown of ¿Podrías revisar el borrador para que corrijamos los errores?
para
for
poder
to be able to / can
que
that / than
revisar
to check
el error
mistake
corregir
to correct
el borrador
the draft
Questions & Answers about ¿Podrías revisar el borrador para que corrijamos los errores?
Why do we use the subjunctive corrijamos here instead of the indicative?
The phrase para que means "so that" or "in order that" and indicates a purpose or goal. Because the goal of correcting the errors is an anticipated outcome rather than an established fact, para que always forces the verb that follows it into the subjunctive mood.
Could I just say para corregir los errores instead of para que corrijamos?
You could, but it changes the meaning. When you use para + infinitive, it implies the subject is the same for both actions. Saying para corregir means "Could you review the draft so you can correct the errors?" Because we want to specify that we will correct them after you review it, we have a change of subject. A change of subject requires para que + subjunctive.
Where does the "j" in corrijamos come from? The verb is corregir, right?
Exactly! To form the present subjunctive, you usually take the "yo" form of the present indicative (yo corrijo) and swap the ending. The verb corregir changes its "g" to a "j" before "a" and "o" to keep its soft, breathy sound. If you wrote corrigamos, the "g" would have a hard sound, like in the English word "gate". (Notice it also has an e-to-i stem change!)
I thought borrador meant "eraser". Why is it translated as "draft"?
Borrador does mean "eraser" (especially the kind used on a chalkboard), but it is also the standard word for a rough draft of a document, essay, or email. You can remember the connection by thinking of a draft as a preliminary version that you will probably need to erase and change and erase and rewrite!
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