Does “¿Dónde estarán?” mean both “where will they be?” and “where might they be?” ?
I would think there would be different ways to express the two different meanings in Spanish.
El Futuro Simple
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Javier L.Kwiziq community member
El Futuro Simple
This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Using the simple future in Spanish for prediction, speculation and probability in the present (El Futuro Simple)"
Asked 1 year ago
InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in Kwiziq
Hola Javier
Yes, it can mean both, depending on the context. It could be using the simple future to express an action that "will happen" (literal) or, if the person is "wondering" what might be happening at the moment of speaking then the nuance is that of "might".
I hope it clarifies it.
Saludos
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