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I am having a hard time finding a definitive answer online: do you always have to use "de" before que when using estar + emotions with subjunctive. For example: Estoy seguro que vayamos. OR Estoy seguro DE que vayamos. I'm wondering if there is a "hard" rule with all emotions with estar (feliz, triste, preocupado, etc).

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Daniel Hanson "De" is used with certain adjectives, not all. In other situations, "porque" would be used.

For instance, I would say, "Estoy feliz porque vienen mis padres a visitarme". "Estoy feliz de que" does not sound right to me. However, having said that, there exists this colloquial expression in Spanish: &q...See More
Aug 23, 2016


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