Spanish grammar
No digo que + subjunctive, hasta cierto punto, eso depende
Soften a disagreement, using no digo que + subjunctive, hasta cierto punto and eso depende.
From the scene No digo que no… (I'm not saying no…)
In short
No digo que takes the subjunctive: no digo que usted mienta. Half-agree with hasta cierto punto or eso depende.
Your turn
Which one goes with I'm not saying you're right?
Options: no digo que usted mienta · hasta cierto punto · no digo que tenga razón
Show answer
I'm not saying you're right → no digo que tenga razón
How it works
No digo que (I’m not saying that) takes the subjunctive, because you are not claiming it: no digo que usted mienta.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
No digo que usted (blank) siempre, Doña Elena.
Options: exagere · exagera · exageró
Show answer
No digo que usted exagere siempre, Doña Elena.
I'm not saying you always exaggerate, Doña Elena.
Good to know
Hasta cierto punto (up to a point) and eso depende (that depends) let you half-agree.
I'm not saying you're lying no digo que usted mienta
Ramón
No digo que usted mienta, pero exagera.
I'm not saying you're lying, but you exaggerate.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank), pero exagera.
Options: No digo que usted mienta · No digo que tenga razón · Hasta cierto punto
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Ramón
No digo que usted mienta, pero exagera.
I'm not saying you're lying, but you exaggerate.
I'm not saying you're right no digo que tenga razón
Your turn
What goes with no digo que tenga razón?
Options: up to a point · I'm not saying you're right · I'm not saying you're lying
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no digo que tenga razón → I'm not saying you're right
up to a point hasta cierto punto
Nuria
Hasta cierto punto, Don Ramón tiene razón.
Up to a point, Don Ramón is right.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank), Don Ramón tiene razón.
Options: Hasta cierto punto · No digo que usted mienta · No digo que tenga razón
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Nuria
Hasta cierto punto, Don Ramón tiene razón.
Up to a point, Don Ramón is right.
that depends (on…) eso depende (de…)
Elena
Bueno, eso depende del día.
Well, that depends on the day.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Bueno, (blank) del día.
Options: no digo que usted mienta · no digo que tenga razón · eso depende
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Elena
Bueno, eso depende del día.
Well, that depends on the day.
you're exaggerating usted exagera
Ramón
Doña Elena, ¿mil camiones en la calle? Usted exagera.
Doña Elena, a thousand trucks in the street? You're exaggerating.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Doña Elena, ¿mil camiones en la calle? (blank).
Options: Usted exagera · No digo que usted mienta · No digo que tenga razón
Show answer
Ramón
Doña Elena, ¿mil camiones en la calle? Usted exagera.
Doña Elena, a thousand trucks in the street? You're exaggerating.
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 not saying you're lying | no digo que usted mienta |
|---|---|
| I'm not saying you're right | no digo que tenga razón |
| up to a point | hasta cierto punto |
| that depends (on…) | eso depende (de…) |
| you're exaggerating | usted exagera |
More lines from the story
- NuriaNo digo que usted exagere siempre, Doña Elena.I'm not saying you always exaggerate, Doña Elena.
- ElenaNo digo que fueran mil... ¡pero en la radio queda mejor!I'm not saying there were a thousand... but on the radio it sounds better!