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"I wish you had a television." was rejected, but I think maybe it should have been allowed.
Yours does sound much more natural in English, and per Linguee, "querer" is a translation of "to wish", although a very, very rare one. (http://www.linguee.com/english-portuguese/search?=source=wish) Did you try reporting that your answer should be accepted?
I tried "I hope you have a television" and got it wrong, but my Spanish senses are telling me I might be right.
For anyone out there, if I'm not right on this, how would you actually say "I hope you have a television", as opposed to "I want you to have a television"?
the exercise means I want you to have a television (I know you havent it, you must have one now)
Big problem here. Subjunctive is a mood change tense. If you use the equivalent Portuguese for I want you to have a television. It would read Eu quero que você tem uma televisão. But subjunctive in this case with the verb tenha is just a supposition, not a definite fact. It's a vague statement because the speaker really doesn't know if the person really has a tv or not. Really, all the answers in this part don't take this in account, and don't go beyond the literal to the more subtle difference between Portuguese, and English.
If I want that it is because the person does not have one. If I do not know I should say I hope.
"i want that you have a television" is also accepted. Emeyr, olha só aquele problema aqui de novo! Or is different?
DL's software has made a mistake.
These verbs trigger the subjunctive: urge, demand, recommend, suggest, etc...but not "want".
Dear phaeIuis, I recommend that you not say: "I want that you have a televsion." ;)
And... why? I (think) understand when it is being used in other cases (in "if ..." type scenarios) but why can't I just say: "Eu quero que você tem um televisão". Is that sentence meaningless / wrong?
Many subjunctive statements are "triggered" by some key words, "Querer que" requires the use of subjunctive, as many other sentences that include "que" and express thoughts, feelings, wishes and hopes.
OK, thanks again for a swift reply. Guess I should just wish myself good luck on this one, it seems like a verb form I'm never going to get properly.
It seems it can be pretty hard for non-natives! :s Hope it can come to your mind naturally! =)
After "want", we use the infinitive clause.
I want you to have a television.
The use of "wish" invokes the subjunctive and means that it is unlikely you have or will have a tv.
