Spanish B2 · Day 13
Day 13: Ligas y vestuarios — Influence verbs in reported speech (part 1)
What you'll learn
- Grammar: Influence verbs in reported speech (part 1)
- Reading: La alquimia del vestuario: Secretos de la liga
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Grammar point: Influence verbs in reported speech (part 1)
In Spanish, when you report an order, request, recommendation, or piece of advice (indirect speech with influence), you cannot simply repeat the imperative form used in direct speech. Instead, you introduce the reported statement using an influence verb—such as pedir (to ask), ordenar (to order), or aconsejar (to advise)—followed by the conjunction que and a subordinate verb in the subjunctive mood. For example, if …
Key vocabulary (8 of 18 words)
- la capitanía – captaincy / leadership
- arengar – to rally / to give a pep talk
- exigir – to demand
- el brazalete – the captain's armband
- el banquillo – the substitutes' bench
- hacer piña – to stick together, to close ranks (idiomatic)
- el planteamiento – tactical approach / game plan
- la instrucción – the instruction
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