Breakdown of Te recomiendo que no te subas a esa montaña rusa larguísima.
no
no, not
largo
long
esa
that (feminine)
a
to
que
that / than
te
to you / you (direct object)
recomendar
to recommend
subirse
to get on
la montaña rusa
the rollercoaster
Questions & Answers about Te recomiendo que no te subas a esa montaña rusa larguísima.
Why is there a 'u' in larguísima? Shouldn't it just be largísima?
Why is the verb subas instead of the regular present tense subes?
This is the subjunctive mood. The first part of the sentence, Te recomiendo que (I recommend that), expresses advice or a recommendation. When you recommend what someone else should do, it triggers the subjunctive in the second half of the sentence. Therefore, the normal present tense subes becomes subas.
Why are there two te pronouns in this sentence?
They serve different purposes! The first te is an indirect object pronoun meaning 'to you' (Te recomiendo = I recommend to you). The second te belongs to the verb subirse (to get on a ride or vehicle), which requires a reflexive-style pronoun to match the person doing the action (te subas = you get on).
Why do we need the preposition a right after subas?
Does montaña rusa literally translate to 'Russian mountain'?
Yes! The standard Spanish term for 'rollercoaster' literally means 'Russian mountain'. This is a fun historical nod to the 17th-century ice slides built in Russia, which are considered the ancestors of the modern rollercoaster.
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