SCENARIO
Imagine you are talking about the weather with a relative, a friend or a colleague. Perhaps it is raining. The
other person wants to say that he/ she does not mind when it rains
and ask you if you don't mind the rain either. He/ she could
choose to be a little bit formal and ask you:
A mi no me importa que llueva ¿y a ti?
Alternatively, he/ she could choose to be a little bit less formal and say:
A mi no me importa que llueva ¿y a usted?
OUR TIP - Don't mind if it rains (you agree with him/ her)
- Do mind if it rains (you disagree with him/ her)
Here are a couple of examples which deal with those two basic possibilities:
- A mi tampoco me importa que llueva (don't mind either)
- A mi sí que me importa que llueva (do mind)
Now you should practice answering the question:
A mi no me importa que llueva ¿y a ti?
Grammar-Subjunctive
Please note that expressions such as: "I don't mind if...", when translated as "A mi no me importa que..." are a classic example of subjunctive. Some examples of this generic type of expression are:
- A mi no me importa que <subjuntive>...
- A ti no te importa que <subjuntive>...
- A él no le importa que <subjuntive>...
- A ella no le importa que <subjunctive>
- A nosotros no nos importa que <subjuntive>...
- A vosotros no os importa que <subjuntive>...
- A ellos no les importa que <subjuntive>...
- A ellas no les importa que <sujunctive>...
- "A mi no me importa que..."
- "A ti no te importa que..."
- Etc.
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