Breakdown of Posiblemente pospongamos el viaje por el pronóstico severo.
el viaje
the trip
por
for / by / through / in/during (part of the day)
posponer
to postpone
el pronóstico
the forecast
posiblemente
possibly
severo
severe
Questions & Answers about Posiblemente pospongamos el viaje por el pronóstico severo.
Why is pospongamos in the subjunctive here?
The adverb posiblemente introduces doubt or uncertainty. When using adverbs of probability like posiblemente, quizás, or tal vez, we often use the subjunctive to emphasize that the action isn't a sure thing. If the speaker felt more certain that they were going to postpone it, they could actually use the indicative form, posponemos.
Where does that "g" in pospongamos come from? What is the infinitive?
The infinitive is posponer (to postpone), which is built from the verb poner (to put). To form the present subjunctive, we take the "yo" form of the present indicative, which is pospongo (just like pongo). We drop the "o" and add the subjunctive ending for "nosotros", giving us pospongamos.
The English translation says "we will postpone," but isn't pospongamos in the present tense?
Yes! In Spanish, the present subjunctive is frequently used to talk about future events, especially when triggered by expressions of probability. Because the action hasn't happened yet and is uncertain, the present subjunctive naturally covers this future meaning.
Why do we use por instead of para for "because of"?
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