Subjunctive trigger: B1 Spanish vocabulary

20 Spanish words about subjunctive trigger at B1 level. Each entry links to the full meaning, a real example sentence, and usage notes written for English speakers.

• ojaláinterjectionI hope / I wish / if only
• recomendarverbto recommend
• sugerirverbto suggest a course of action
• dudarverbto doubt — inherent subjunctive trigger; dudar que + subjunctive always; no cabe duda de que + indicative
• avergonzarseverbto feel ashamed / to be embarrassed
• cuestionarverbto question, to challenge validity
• poner en dudaverbto call into question, to cast doubt on
• antes de queconjunctionbefore
• después de queconjunctionafter
• en cuantoconjunctionas soon as
• tan pronto comoconjunctionas soon as — formal written register
• para queconjunctionso that, in order that
• a fin de queconjunctionin order that — formal
• sin queconjunctionwithout
• no sea queconjunctionlest, in case
• siempre queconjunctionprovided that, as long as
• con tal de queconjunctionprovided that, on condition that
• a no ser queconjunctionunless
• a menos queconjunctionunless
• en caso de queconjunctionin case that, in the event that