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Spanish Word of the Day Archive
Friday August 24, 2007
caso, noun:
case
In its basic meaning of case you use caso in some common phrases to talk about what might happen:
En ese caso, no voy a asistir.
In that case, I’m not going to go.
En caso de accidente, rómpase el vidrio.
In the event of an accident, break the glass.
Notice that when talking about a possible event with en caso de que — in case — you need to put the following verb in the subjunctive:
en caso de que algo salga* mal
in case something goes wrong
en caso de que lo necesites*
in case you need it
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