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James G.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

What differentiates the 2 sentences below

Why in the 1st sentence does the noun precede and why in the 2nd sentence does the adjective precede?

Aquel hombre pobre no tiene dinero. (Poor)

Aquel pobre hombre era muy desgraciado. (Disgraced)

The only distinction I see is the different quality described by each adjective.

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And, how does the chart below help to answer my question?

Adjective before after

pobre unfortunate poor

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Thank you, James

Asked 6 years ago

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Gretchen V.B1Kwiziq community member

use of un, una when giving people's professions.

I got ripped by several Spanish speakers for saying that "45 es una titere" is incorrect grammar. Because I am not fluent I could not argue the point. Am I correct or are they?

Asked 6 years ago

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Carol C.C1Kwiziq community member

sino vs sino que

I know that the rule is to use sino que when there is a different conjugated verb in the second clause after sino. If it is the same verb, we don't need to use it at all: Juan no bebía vino sino ron. But what if we decide to include the verb? Then do we use sino que (even though it is not a different verb?). Juan no bebía vino sino que ron.

I would appreciate your help on this one.

Asked 3 years ago

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Ricky M.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

proveyeron and de

Asked 7 years ago

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Doug B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Clarification of statement in lesson

When you say

"Notice that when we use this structure with tener, the participle agrees in gender and number with the object:"

aren't you really referring to using the structure with llevar?

Thanks

Asked 6 years ago

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Stuart M.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Imperfect or indefinite?

Hola,

Los mariscos en Grecia estaban riquísimos

I would have said eran riquísimos - because it's a characteristic.

Why am I wrong? :)

Gracias,

Asked 6 years ago

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Peter W.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

En ventanilla

Why is it “compramos dos billetes de ida y vuelta en ventanilla” and not LA ventanilla? I don’t think I’ve seen this before, it doesn’t seem to fit with the other rules on definite articles?

Asked 4 years ago

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