Breakdown of Me molestó que el cantante no saliera del camerino.
no
no, not
del
from the / of the
salir
to go out / to leave
el cantante
the singer
que
that / than
me
to me / me (direct object)
molestar
to bother
el camerino
the dressing room
Questions & Answers about Me molestó que el cantante no saliera del camerino.
Why do we use the imperfect subjunctive saliera in this sentence?
Could I say Me molestaba instead of Me molestó here?
Yes, but it changes the meaning. Using the preterite Me molestó means this was a single, completed event (you were bothered on that specific night). If you used the imperfect Me molestaba, it would imply an ongoing feeling in the past, translating closer to 'It used to bother me' or 'It was bothering me.'
Would it be wrong to say no saliese instead of no saliera?
Not at all! The -se endings (like saliese) and the -ra endings (like saliera) are grammatically interchangeable for the imperfect subjunctive. However, in Latin America, the -ra forms are much more common in everyday spoken Spanish.
Can I use camerino for a dressing room in a clothing store?
No, camerino specifically refers to a dressing room or green room for performers like singers and actors. If you want to try on clothes in a retail store, you need to use the word probador.
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