Spanish grammar
Busco un piso que + subjunctive
Describe the flat you are looking for, using an unknown antecedent.
From the scene Busco un piso que tenga ascensor (I am looking for a flat that has a lift)
In short
Describing a flat you haven't found yet: que + subjunctive. Once you've found it: indicative.
Your turn
Which one goes with that is bright?
Options: busco un piso que tenga ascensor · que esté amueblado · que sea luminoso
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that is bright → que sea luminoso
How it works
When you describe something you have not found yet, the verb after que goes in the subjunctive: busco un piso que tenga ascensor.
Good to know
Once you have found the exact one, switch back to the indicative: tengo un piso que tiene ascensor.
I'm looking for a flat that has a lift busco un piso que tenga ascensor
Nuria
Busco un piso que tenga ascensor. No subo más escaleras.
I am looking for a flat that has a lift. I am not climbing more stairs.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank). No subo más escaleras.
Options: Busco un piso que tenga ascensor · Que sea luminoso · Que esté amueblado
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Nuria
Busco un piso que tenga ascensor. No subo más escaleras.
I am looking for a flat that has a lift. I am not climbing more stairs.
that is bright que sea luminoso
Javi
Yo busco uno que sea luminoso. Odio los pisos oscuros.
I am looking for one that is bright. I hate dark flats.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Yo busco uno (blank). Odio los pisos oscuros.
Options: que esté amueblado · que sea luminoso · busco un piso que tenga ascensor
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Javi
Yo busco uno que sea luminoso. Odio los pisos oscuros.
I am looking for one that is bright. I hate dark flats.
that is furnished que esté amueblado
Nuria
Y que esté amueblado, por favor. No tenemos ni una silla.
And that is furnished, please. We do not even have a chair.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Y (blank), por favor. No tenemos ni una silla.
Options: que sea luminoso · que esté amueblado · busco un piso que tenga ascensor
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Nuria
Y que esté amueblado, por favor. No tenemos ni una silla.
And that is furnished, please. We do not even have a chair.
I have a flat that has... tengo un piso que tiene...
Your turn
What goes with tengo un piso que tiene...?
Options: I'm looking for a flat that has a lift · that is bright · I have a flat that has...
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tengo un piso que tiene... → I have a flat that has...
Common mistake
Not dan or darán here. Ventanas — plural.
¿Exterior? Perfecto. Necesito ventanas que den a la calle.
Facing the street? Perfect. I need windows that look onto the street.
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| I'm looking for a flat that has a lift | busco un piso que tenga ascensor |
|---|---|
| that is bright | que sea luminoso |
| that is furnished | que esté amueblado |
| I have a flat that has... | tengo un piso que tiene... |
More lines from the story
- Nuria¿Exterior? Perfecto. Necesito ventanas que den a la calle.Facing the street? Perfect. I need windows that look onto the street.
- JaviEspero que sea un piso que exista, y no solo en la foto.I hope it is a flat that exists, and not only in the photo.
- Nuria¡Pues vamos a verlo ahora mismo!Then let us go see it right now!