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Quiz statement: Esa profesora explicaba muy bien pero esta nos aprobaba fácilmente.
My translation: That teacher explained things very well but this one passed us easily.
Quiz translation: That teacher explained things very well but with this one we passed [the subject] easily.
How I would translate that back into Spanish: Esa profesora explicaba muy bien pero, con esta, aprobamos fácilmente.
The translation of the second clause seems to change the focus, with the subject being the teacher (passing the students easily). I realize it’s subtle but do you think it makes a difference? Did the second teacher go easy on the students or did they just connect better with her teaching?
Mi mujer se enfada, porque me equivoco y cargo muchos de mis gastos..
Try as I might, the word "cargo" in this sentence sounds to my ears like "tengo"
Is it a mistake or is it my hearing?
Is is possible to explain when to use tener alittle more? I found on the internet that we use tener when talking about an abstract noun or direct object. Is that correct? If so then when do I use mide+measurement etc. ?
In the quiz, I got the sentence
Antes de que tú digas nada, .... ( before you say anything )
Why is 'nada' here ? Can it be 'algo' ?
Another example from the other lesson is, though I don't remember the exact phase but it's like
No creo que hayan llegado todavía.
The original phase to be denied should be 'han llegado ya'. Again, why it changed to 'todavía' ?
I agree that whole expression has something negative, which hasn't happened yet. But I'm confused, because the phase in 'que' is totally affirmative.
So the expression in 'que' isn't independent from its use ? And how ?
Hola
I am having a hard time learning all the past tenses and when to use what. Does anyone have a good advise on how to make it less complicated?
Josefine :)
Why is it "Han salido" and not "Salieron"
Thank you!
Hi,
In the sentence, "Los pájaros son sus animales favoritos.", how can you tell who 'sus' is without a prompt?
Thanks.
Colin
Inside my notebook, I tried to take a quiz, but it said, go to your notebook to take the quiz as many times as you like, so I went to the notebook again and got the same message. Is this a glitch? Or am I doing something wrong?
The examples for "nueva bici" and "bici nueva" towards the end of the lesson contradict both the earlier examples and the table showing the different meanings for the adjectives depending on placement.
In the sentence 'Les amenecé seriamente' I don't understand why the indirect object pronoun 'Les' is used. I would have thought it would have been a direct object pronoun ie 'Los' or 'Las'. Are 'they' not the direct object of the threatening? I seem to often have a problem with this. It's ok when it's a straightforward 'I gave the present TO her' for example where it is quite clear but in sentences like the one above I get very confused as it often seems the indirect object pronoun is used. Any advice greatly appreciated.
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