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Deborah S.C1Kwiziq community member

Le as direct object pronoun

Hola Inma,

I am a bit confused as to why Le can be used as a direct object pronoun. Is this only possible in this context or are there other situations where this is correct? Is there maybe already a lesson on this topic?

Thanks,

Deborah

Asked 4 years ago

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A G.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Use of ser in past tense to indicate ownership

The example in this lesson uses the imperfective. Are there also circumstances in which the pretérito would be appropriate to talk about ownership?

Asked 5 years ago

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Jannice K.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Poder Present and PastTú ________ comprar las flores. You could [were able to] buy the flowers.HINT: It refers to a past action
Hi, I dont understand this, should this Hint be ‘You could have/was able to buy the flowers’ to make it a past action.
The correct answers given were ....has podido and pudiste.
I put Podrías which was marked as incorrect.
Regards

Asked 5 years ago

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R Z.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

(que) optional?

Can you please elaborate a bit on when the "que" is necessary in "gracias a que"? Is there a reason it's needed for nuestros padres but not for la colaboración?

Asked 5 years ago

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Ashlyn T.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Lo + adjectives + que + subjunctive

Puedes escribir lo corto que sea

What does this sentence mean? I’m trying to say you can write however short it is.

And why is there subjunctive following lo corto?

Can anyone direct me to the correct grammar for this ?

Asked 3 years ago

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Ashlyn T.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Different forms of culpa

Can I say in the following ? 1. No es mi culpa, 2. ha sido su culpa 3. Es culpa de Juan, 4. No tengo culpa

Asked 3 years ago

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Hola123 E.A1Kwiziq community member

Gender confusions

Hi, if I want to say he is one of the nicest people I know - es uno de las personas más agradables yo sé, is this correct? I am asking this because I'm confused whether you can use uno and a feminine noun like personas and vice versa in the same sentence because all of the examples do not have this sort of example.

Asked 3 years ago

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Connor L.B2Kwiziq community member

Use of le

Why is there 'le' for 'Tú le das el biberón a tu hijo' but not for 'Él da una carta a su hermana', 'Ustedes dan mucho dinero a la gente pobre', 'Vosotras dais los billetes de avión a la azafata', and 'Nosotros damos dinero a organizaciones de caridad'?

Asked 4 years ago

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Philip M.C1Kwiziq community member

pídeselas Can this also mean ´order them for yourself´ or ´yourselves´ in a formal situation?

Can this also mean ´order them for yourself´ or ´yourselves´ in a formal

situation?

Asked 4 years ago

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