Breakdown of No enganchemos el banderín aquí, cualquier sitio es mejor.
ser
to be
no
no / not
aquí
here
mejor
better; best (the best)
el sitio
the place; room, space (there's room)
cualquier
any, whichever
el banderín
the pennant
enganchar
to attach (to hook, couple)
Questions & Answers about No enganchemos el banderín aquí, cualquier sitio es mejor.
How does the negative command no enganchemos compare to saying the positive 'let's attach'?
For nosotros (let's) commands, both positive and negative use the present subjunctive form. So, 'let's attach' is enganchemos and 'let's not attach' is no enganchemos. Remember that while you will often hear vamos a enganchar for the positive version in everyday speech, the negative must use the subjunctive form shown here.
The verb is enganchar. Why doesn't enganchemos have a spelling change like verbs ending in -car do?
Verbs ending in -car (like tocar) change their spelling to -quemos in the subjunctive to keep the hard 'k' sound. However, the ch sound in Spanish doesn't change its pronunciation when followed by an e or an i. Because of this, enganchar just drops the -ar and adds -emos without any extra spelling adjustments.
Why does the sentence use cualquier sitio instead of cualquiera sitio?
The word cualquiera (any) drops its final -a and becomes cualquier whenever it is placed directly before a singular noun. This rule applies regardless of whether the noun is masculine (like sitio) or feminine (like parte). You use cualquiera only when it stands alone as a pronoun or comes directly after the noun.
Is sitio the only way to say 'place' in this context?
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