Breakdown of ¿Te alivia que nosotros nos hayamos hospedado en el mismo hotel?
en
in / on / at
nosotros
we
el hotel
hotel
que
that / than
te
to you / you (direct object)
mismo
same / right (emphatic, e.g. ahora mismo)
haber
(auxiliary) have
aliviar
to relieve
hospedarse
to stay (to lodge)
Questions & Answers about ¿Te alivia que nosotros nos hayamos hospedado en el mismo hotel?
Why do we use the present perfect subjunctive (hayamos hospedado) here instead of the regular present subjunctive?
The emotion (te alivia) is happening right now, which triggers the subjunctive. But the action of staying at the hotel happened in the past (or is a completed experience). To show that a completed past action is causing a present emotion, we use the present perfect subjunctive.
Why is the subjunctive triggered here in the first place?
The verb aliviar (to relieve) is expressing an emotion or reaction, and it's being used similarly to gustar (literally: "does it bring relief to you that..."). Whenever you express an emotional reaction to an action performed by a different subject (here, the subject changes from "you" to "we"), the second verb must be in the subjunctive.
Can I attach the reflexive pronoun nos to the end of the verb instead of putting it before hayamos?
No. In compound tenses made with haber, object and reflexive pronouns must always go immediately before the conjugated form of haber (in this case, hayamos). You can never put a pronoun between haber and the past participle, nor can you attach a pronoun to the end of a past participle.
Is hospedarse the standard way to say "to stay"?
Hospedarse specifically means "to lodge" or "to stay at an accommodation" like a hotel or inn. While it is the perfect word to use in this specific context, you will also frequently hear native speakers use the more general verb quedarse (to stay), meaning nos hayamos quedado would be a very common and natural alternative here.
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