This device is often used in story telling and especially in jokes. E.g. "A man goes into a pub and asks the barman ......" It adds a freshness and immediacy to the narrative.

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Nancy T.B1Kwiziq community member

Primero and tercero"First and third before masculine singular nouns

Note that primero (first) and tercero (third) have a shorter form when they are placed in front of a masculine singular noun. " Then when are primero and tercero used, if ever?

Asked 5 years ago

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lilou l.C1Kwiziq community member

(una) mala idea

Hello,

in this sentence :

... ir al psicólogo no sería mala idea. (That thing about going to a psycologist wouldn't be a bad idea.)

why isn't it : "... ir al psicólogo no sería una mala idea." ?

thank you !

Asked 6 years ago

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Jamie L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Object-verb-subject vs Subject-verb-object

Hola,

In a Spanish show I've been watching, I often see the Object verb subject construction. What I would like to know is how prevalent this construction is in everyday Spanish. Are there situations where it is more commonly used?

Example.

Nos gustaría que sus cosas las tuvieran los niños.
Nos gustaría que los niños las tuvieran sus cosas.
*Sus cosas = Las cosas de sus hijas

Asked 5 years ago

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R Z.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Gustar vs querer

"Cómo ________ usted el cambio? ¿en monedas o billetes?

How would you like your change? In coins or notes?

querría

quiso

quieres

quisiera

se gustaría

querrá"

Why would "se gustaría" be incorrect here?

Asked 5 years ago

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William W.A1Kwiziq community member

Usually adjectives ending in "a" can also end in "o" to differentiate gender. But here "hipócrita" is invariable. What other "a" words are like that

Asked 7 years ago

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Christy R.B2Kwiziq community member

When to use past vs perfect subjunctive?

One of the questions connected to this lesson is: No es posible que ________ en la montaña. (It is not possible that they got lost in the mountains.)

The correct answers are given as se perdieran and se perdiesen. But why can't it be se hayan perdido as well?

Asked 6 years ago

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Marcos G.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Nouns with accents on the last syllable

I’ve noticed that nouns with accents on the last syllable, such as el motín, el bastón, and el almacén, are masculine (of course the feminine ión ending is an exception). Is this a general rule? It helps to us automatically think of ataúd and laúd as masculine without having to remember them separately.

Asked 3 years ago

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