Learn Spanish (Spain): ¿Qué harías tú en mi situación?

¿Qué harías tú en mi situación?

What would you do in my situation?

Breakdown of ¿Qué harías tú en mi situación?

tú

you

in / on / by (means of transport) / about (after pensar)

qué

what

Questions & Answers about ¿Qué harías tú en mi situación?

Why is harías used here instead of haces?

Harías is the conditional tense of the verb hacer (to do). You use the conditional to talk about hypothetical situations, translating to "would do" in English. At level B1, the conditional is key for asking for and giving advice.

Is the verb hacer irregular in the conditional tense?

Yes! Instead of adding the endings to the full infinitive (which would give the incorrect word "hacerías"), hacer uses the irregular stem har-. You then add the regular conditional endings to get haría, harías, etc.

Why is the pronoun tú included if Spanish usually drops subject pronouns?

In Spanish, adding the pronoun when it isn't strictly necessary adds emphasis. Here, putting tú after the verb emphasizes the "you" - as in, "What would you do?" It makes the request for advice feel more personal.

Could I say en mi lugar instead of en mi situación?

Absolutely. En mi lugar (in my place) is a very common and natural alternative to en mi situación when asking someone to put themselves in your shoes.