Breakdown of El productor nos mandó que interpretáramos el guion así.
que
that / than
nos
to us
así
like this / like that
mandar
to order (to command)
el productor
the producer
el guion
the script
interpretar
to perform / to play a role
Questions & Answers about El productor nos mandó que interpretáramos el guion así.
Why do we use the imperfect subjunctive interpretáramos here instead of the present subjunctive?
Why does interpretáramos have an accent mark?
In the imperfect subjunctive, the nosotros form always gets an accent mark on the vowel right before the -ramos or -semos ending. This keeps the spoken stress on the correct syllable. Without the accent, the stress would naturally fall on the second-to-last syllable, which would sound wrong.
Does interpretar mean "to perform" rather than "to interpret"?
It can mean both! In the context of acting, music, or theater, interpretar means to perform, play, or act out a role or piece of music. So here, interpretar el guion means to act out or perform the script.
I have seen the word for script written as guión. Why doesn't guion have an accent mark here?
You will often see it written as guión, especially by older native speakers or in older books. However, in 2010, the spelling rules were updated to classify it as a one-syllable word, meaning it no longer gets a written accent. Both are understood, but guion is the correct modern spelling.
Why does nos come before mandó?
The pronoun nos is an indirect object here, meaning "to us." Because mandó is a standard conjugated verb, the object pronoun must go immediately before it. The sentence functions as "The producer to us ordered that..."
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