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David M.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

"Exists" should be plural

Your English original is: "the tango is one of the most sensual dances that exists in the world". During the course of the exercise, I felt that "exists" should really be plural, so I put "existen" in my translation answer - and that was accepted as correct. However, your final Spanish version still makes it singular.

Asked 6 years ago

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Sierra R.A0Kwiziq community member

[Sé + infinitivo] o [Sé como + infinitivo] ?

I am looking for a clarification on how to say that you know/don't know how to do something. For example, "I know how to dance" is "Sé bailar" or "Sé como bailar"? I feel like it's the first one, and that saying "como" is redundant or just a direct translation from english, but I'm not entirely sure. Is there ever an instance in which you would say "como + infinitive" to say "how to ...."? Or am I totally wrong?

Asked 4 years ago

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Hulya I.A2Kwiziq community member

Text is not available to read

I am not able to see the text. I can only play? How can I see the text to read?

Asked 6 years ago

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Ronald T.B2Kwiziq community member

Yo no ________ a nadie en la fiesta de Marcos.I didn't know anyone at Marcos' party. The correct answer is conocía? seems like a contradiction.

Asked 7 years ago

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Hans d.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Cuando + subjunctiv + imperativ (=future intention?)Is it correct that when there is a imperativ in a cuando sentence it is about a future intention? The example in the lesson is "cuando vayas al mercado compra fruta y verdura". Because you want to happen it in the future it is vayas and not vas. Is that correct? I had a hard time understanding this, there is only 1 example with the imperativ, and it is not mentioned in the lesson. The rest in with the much more easier simple future.

Asked 7 years ago

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David C.A1Kwiziq community member

tener que vs deber

What is the difference between tener que and deber?

Asked 5 years ago

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Donald S.C1Kwiziq community member

la voz pasiva versus la voz activa

Asked 7 years ago

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A G.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Imperfective vs preterite when describing the lives of people who have died

My inclination is to go with the imperfective when talking about someone who has died, as I think of it in terms of general description about who they were:

“My mother was an amazing woman. She was an excellent teacher, and loved her work.”

Am I correct that the imperfect is most appropriate in this situation? Would putting a time limit trigger the preterite?

“She was a teacher for 20 years, and loved her work.”

Asked 5 years ago

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Ole M.A1Kwiziq community member

Reflexive verbs

My sentence:

Las chicas se sintieron mucho frio en esa casa grande

was corrected to:

Las chicas sintieron mucho frio en esa casa grande.

But isn’t sentir a reflexive verb in Spanish? Reflexive verbs are not very common in English.,