Breakdown of Si la inversión fuera rentable, el inversor aceptaría.
ser
to be
si
if
aceptar
to accept
el inversor
the investor
la inversión
the investment
rentable
profitable
Questions & Answers about Si la inversión fuera rentable, el inversor aceptaría.
Why is fuera used here instead of the normal past tense?
In Spanish, hypothetical or unreal 'if' clauses (the second conditional) require the imperfect subjunctive. Because the investment isn't actually profitable right now, we use fuera (from ser) instead of a past indicative tense like era.
Could I use fuese instead of fuera in this sentence?
Yes! The imperfect subjunctive has two valid sets of endings. Si la inversión fuese rentable means exactly the same thing, though the -ra endings (like fuera) are a bit more common in everyday spoken Spanish.
Why do we use ser (fuera) instead of estar (estuviera) for 'profitable'?
We use ser because being profitable (rentable) is seen as an inherent characteristic or defining quality of the business venture, not a temporary state or location.
How is the conditional aceptaría formed here?
To form the conditional tense, you take the full infinitive of the verb (aceptar) and add the conditional endings to it. Here, we add -ía for the third-person singular to match el inversor.
Why is the word for investment feminine (la inversión) but the investor is masculine (el inversor)?
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