326. Adjective clauses, i.e.,
dependent clauses used after relative pronouns, have the verb
in the subjunctive in the following cases:
a. When the antecedent clause expresses
doubt, uncertainty, negation, condition.
| Aquí no
hay quien hable español. |
There is no one here who
speaks Spanish. |
No me dijo nada que me
pudiese convencer. |
He did not tell me anything which could
convince me. |
No conozco a nadie que
lo pueda hacer. |
I do not know any one who can
do it. |
b. When indefiniteness or uncertainty is expressed in
the relative clause itself.
| Busco un criado que sepa
trabajar. |
I am looking for a servant who
can work. |
| Desean un dependiente que trabaje
diez horas al día. |
They desire a clerk who will work ten hours
a day. |
| No hagas lo que te diga. |
Don't do what he tells you. |
| Iré a donde V. me diga. |
I shall go wherever you tell me. |
c. After a superlative or a word of
similar character (but only in the present perfect tense).
Es el mejor hombre que
jamás haya (or he)
visto. |
He is the best man I have ever
seen. |
Es el maestro más inteligente
que jamás haya (or ha)
venido a esta escuela. |
He is the most intelligent teacher that has
ever come to this school. |
327. When the relative clause expresses certainty
or definiteness with respect to the antecedent the
indicative is used.
| Tenía un hijo
que le mantenía. |
He had a son who supported him. |
| Busco al criado que ví ayer. |
I am looking for the servant I
saw yesterday. |
328. Learn the conjugation of the verbs andar
(472), caber (473),
and oír (482) in the tenses
of the indicative and subjunctive.
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