Breakdown of Me encanta que uses este acondicionador.
que
that (relative pronoun, conjunction)
me
to me / myself (reflexive) / me (direct object)
este
this (m.sg., also esta, estos, estas, esto)
encantar
to love (objects or activities)
usar
to use
el acondicionador
the conditioner
Questions & Answers about Me encanta que uses este acondicionador.
Why is uses in the subjunctive here instead of the indicative?
We use the subjunctive (uses) because the main clause expresses an emotion (Me encanta) and there is a change of subject. The person feeling the emotion is me, but the person doing the action is you. Whenever an emotion verb is followed by que and a new subject, the second verb must be in the subjunctive.
Could I drop the que and just say Me encanta uses este acondicionador?
No, unlike English where we can often drop the word "that" (as in "I love you use this"), Spanish strictly requires que to connect these two clauses.
How would the sentence change if I were talking about myself using the conditioner?
If there is no change of subject (meaning you love using it yourself), you drop the que and use the infinitive verb. The sentence would become Me encanta usar este acondicionador.
Why is it este acondicionador and not esto acondicionador?
Because acondicionador is a specific masculine singular noun. You use este when describing a masculine noun. The word esto is a neuter pronoun; it is only used to mean "this" when referring to an abstract idea, a general situation, or an unidentified object, and it is never placed directly in front of a noun.
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