Breakdown of Me gustaría que te encargaras de la música.
la música
the music
que
that / than
me
to me / me (direct object)
gustar
to like
encargarse de
to take charge of
Questions & Answers about Me gustaría que te encargaras de la música.
Why do we use the imperfect subjunctive verb encargaras here instead of the present subjunctive?
Because the main verb gustaría is in the conditional tense. When you make a request or express a wish in the conditional, the following verb connected by que must shift back to the past (imperfect) subjunctive. If it were Me gusta que... (I like that...), you would use the present subjunctive te encargues.
Why does the Spanish sentence use que instead of translating 'you to take charge' directly?
English uses an infinitive ('to take charge') after 'I would like you.' But in Spanish, when the person wanting the action is different from the person doing the action, you cannot use an infinitive. You must use que plus a conjugated subjunctive verb, translating literally to 'I would like that you take charge.'
Why are there both a te before the verb and a de after it?
The verb is encargarse de, which means 'to take charge of' or 'to handle.' The te is the pronoun that matches 'you,' and de is the required preposition that connects the verb to the thing you are handling (la música).
I have seen imperfect subjunctive verbs ending in -ses. Could I use encargases here?
Yes, you could. The imperfect subjunctive has two interchangeable sets of endings: -ras and -ses. However, the -ras endings (like encargaras) are far more common in Latin American Spanish, which is why it is used here.
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