Breakdown of Me voy a recostar en el sofá en cuanto encuentre mis pantuflas.
en
in / on / at
el sofá
the sofa
mi
my
ir
to go
Questions & Answers about Me voy a recostar en el sofá en cuanto encuentre mis pantuflas.
Why is encuentre in the subjunctive here instead of the indicative encuentro?
The phrase en cuanto (as soon as) introduces a condition that hasn't happened yet. Because finding the slippers is an anticipated future event, you must use the present subjunctive (encuentre). If you were talking about a habitual action (like saying you lie down as soon as you find your slippers every day), you would use the indicative (encuentro).
Could I attach the me to the end of recostar instead of putting it before voy?
Yes! When you have a conjugated verb followed by an infinitive (like voy a recostar), the reflexive pronoun can go before the conjugated verb (Me voy a recostar) or attached to the end of the infinitive (Voy a recostarme). Both are perfectly natural and mean exactly the same thing.
What is the difference between recostarse and acostarse?
Why do we use en for 'on the sofa' instead of sobre?