Breakdown of El profesor ya ha dicho que nadie vaya sin uniforme.
el profesor
the teacher
ir
to go
que
that (relative pronoun, conjunction)
sin
without
decir
to say / to tell
nadie
no one
haber
to have (auxiliary)
ya
already
el uniforme
the uniform
Questions & Answers about El profesor ya ha dicho que nadie vaya sin uniforme.
Why do we use the subjunctive vaya here? Doesn't dicho just mean the teacher is reporting a fact?
The verb decir (to say) can take the indicative when reporting information, but it triggers the subjunctive when used to give an order, rule, or instruction. Because the teacher is telling them what they must do (a command), we need the subjunctive vaya.
Is vaya the subjunctive form of ir?
Shouldn't there be a no before the verb when using nadie?
Spanish only requires a double negative (using no) if the negative word like nadie (no one) comes after the verb. Because nadie is placed before the verb vaya in this sentence, an extra no is not needed.
Why does the English translation say 'without a uniform' but the Spanish is just sin uniforme without un?
After the preposition sin (without), Spanish usually drops the indefinite article (un or una) when talking about standard, expected nouns like clothing or accessories. You would only add un if you were adding a descriptive adjective, such as sin un uniforme nuevo (without a new uniform).
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