Breakdown of Me encantó que la banda empezara su gira aquí.
aquí
here
su
his/her/its/their/your (formal)
empezar
to start / to begin
que
that / than
me
to me / me (direct object)
encantar
to love (something)
la banda
the band
la gira
tour
Questions & Answers about Me encantó que la banda empezara su gira aquí.
Why is empezara in the imperfect subjunctive?
The main verb, encantó, expresses a strong emotion in the past. In Spanish, when you express an emotion or judgment about another action, that second action takes the subjunctive. Since the emotion was in the past (encantó), the second verb must be in a past subjunctive form, which is the imperfect subjunctive (empezara).
Could I use empezase instead of empezara?
Yes, empezase is grammatically correct and means the exact same thing. However, in Latin American Spanish, the -ara and -iera endings are much more common in everyday speech than the -ase and -iese endings.
Why is it Me encantó instead of Yo encanté?
The verb encantar works like gustar. The grammatical subject of the sentence is actually the whole phrase that follows (que la banda empezara su gira aquí). Literally, the sentence translates to "That the band started their tour here enchanted me." Therefore, encantó is conjugated in the third-person singular to match the clause, and me is the indirect object pronoun receiving the feeling.
Is gira the best word for any kind of tour?
Gira specifically refers to a tour made by bands, performers, politicians, or sports teams going from place to place. If you are talking about a guided tourist tour, like a tour of a museum or a city, you would usually use recorrido or simply tour.
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