Breakdown of Es una lástima que no vengas al cine conmigo.
ser
to be
un
a, an, some
no
no / not
el cine
the cinema
al
to the (m)
que
that (relative pronoun, conjunction)
conmigo
with me
venir
to come
la lástima
the pity (compassion); a shame (what a shame!)
Questions & Answers about Es una lástima que no vengas al cine conmigo.
Why is the verb vengas in the subjunctive here instead of the normal present tense vienes?
The phrase Es una lástima que (It is a pity that) expresses a personal emotion or subjective opinion. In Spanish, this type of expression always forces the following verb into the subjunctive mood, which is why we use vengas instead of the indicative vienes.
How is the subjunctive form vengas created from the verb venir?
To form the present subjunctive for this type of irregular verb, you start with the "yo" form of the normal present tense. For venir (to come), the "yo" form is vengo. You drop the -o to get the stem veng-, and then add the subjunctive endings. Since venir is an -ir verb, it takes the opposite vowel endings (-a, -as, -a, etc.), making the "tú" form vengas.
Could I use the word pena instead of lástima in this sentence?
Yes, absolutely! In Spain, you will hear Es una pena que just as often, if not more, than Es una lástima que. Both mean "It is a pity that" or "It is a shame that", and both trigger the subjunctive.
I know con means "with", so why is it conmigo and not con mí?
When the preposition con (with) is combined with the pronouns mí (me) or ti (you), they merge into the special single words conmigo (with me) and contigo (with you). This is an exception, as most other pronouns stay separate, like in con él (with him) or con nosotros (with us).
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