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| luke Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 7207 days ago 3133 posts - 4351 votes  Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: Esperanto, French | Message 1 of 2 22 November 2005 at 3:48am | IP Logged | |||||
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Tener ganas and querer can both be used when something
is wanted. Is there a regional, politeness, romantic, or other difference in meaning between tener ganas and querer? For instance, do these two phrases mean the same thing, or is there a some distinctions that can be made? Tengo ganas de verte. Quiero verte. Quisiera is a subjunctive conjugation of querer that I understand is more polite than "quiero". There is also "gustaría", a conditional form of gustar. If you want to shine some light on how these differ as well, that would be nice. Quisiera verte. Me gustaría verte. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| patuco Diglot Moderator Gibraltar Joined 7017 days ago 3795 posts - 4268 votes Speaks: Spanish, English* Personal Language Map | Message 2 of 2 22 November 2005 at 10:39am | IP Logged | |||||
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"Tengo ganas de verte" is a stronger feeling of want than "Quiero verte".
You might say to your wife: "Tengo muchísimas ganas de verte mañana" = I am longing to see you tomorrow You might say to your employee: "Quiero verte en mi oficina inmediatamente" = I want to see you in my office immediately
Yes.
I prefer the second version, even when being polite, e.g. "Me gustaría que usted viera como esta creciendo mi hijo" = I wish you (polite) could see how my son is growing. Sounds more natural to me. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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