Breakdown of Me gustaría que me ayudaras a recaudar el dinero.
a
to
el dinero
the money
ayudar
to help
que
that / than
me
to me / me (direct object)
gustar
to like
recaudar
to raise (funds, money)
Questions & Answers about Me gustaría que me ayudaras a recaudar el dinero.
Why is ayudaras in the imperfect subjunctive here?
Because the main verb gustaría is in the conditional tense. When expressing wishes or requests with a conditional verb, the following verb in the que clause needs to be in the past (imperfect) subjunctive, not the present subjunctive.
Could I attach the me to the end of ayudaras?
No, you cannot attach pronouns to conjugated subjunctive verbs. The pronoun me must go immediately before the conjugated verb ayudaras. You can only attach pronouns to the end of infinitives, gerunds like those ending in -ando, and affirmative commands.
Why is there an a between ayudaras and recaudar?
In Spanish, the verb ayudar requires the preposition a when it is followed by another action. Whenever you talk about helping someone do an action, the structure is ayudar a plus the infinitive verb, which in this case is recaudar.
Does recaudar always mean to raise?
Recaudar specifically means to collect or gather funds, taxes, or donations. If you want to translate raise in the sense of lifting an object, you would use levantar, or you would use criar for raising children.
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