Can anyone explain why this sentence is subjunctive? Confused!!!
Spanish uses the subjunctive in phrases like that, donde sea que esté to express: whenever, wherever, whatever, etc. In this case, the speaker isn’t talking about a specific location, but absolutely anywhere which falls into the realm of the hypothetical.
wherever he is, he’s always complaining - esté donde esté, siempre se está quejando
whatever you do, don’t laugh! - hagas lo que hagas ¡no te vayas a reír!
there are several options, but whichever you choose … - hay varias opciones, pero elijas la que elijas …
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thank you! So helpful. The subjunctive–wow.