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Greg S.B1Kwiziq community member

I think it should normally be “ser”, not “estar” viudo/a"

First, my dictionary has ser/estar(Spain) viudo, but I think it's even more complicated than a dialect issue. Here's a relevant discussion: https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/to-be-a-widow.596749/

Note that the discussion extends to several other relationship-like words such as soltero (but like viudo, these words are to my mind not relationship words, but rather civil/personal status words, which is why I think ser is often correct with them).

Asked 8 years ago

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Monika S.A1Kwiziq community member

le vs se

How come for certain reflexive verbs we use le instead of se? For example Él le gusta la chaqueta. The jacket is pleasing to him.

Asked 4 years ago

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D. W.A1Kwiziq community member

Difference between empezar and comenzar?

What is the difference between empezar and comenzar? Are they synonyms or does one or the other apply in different situations?

Asked 5 years ago

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Ralph K.C1Kwiziq community member

Please explain use of subjunctive when the subject does not change in the main clause to the subordinate clause. For example here "Yo no creo que yo sea muy egoista."

Asked 7 years ago

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Shirley S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Poderse vs poder

“no se puede concentrar”, why se puede and not puede?

Thanks,

Shirley

Asked 5 years ago

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Gerald R.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Afuera, fuera (de)

I think I understand the difference in the usage of adentro, vs. dentro (de) but does the same principle apply to afuera vs. afuera (de)?

Asked 1 year ago

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Beki P.B1Kwiziq community member

Ciento o cientos

How do I know when to shorten "cientos" to "cien"? Is is only when I am saying "100 things (cien cosas)" but I say "cientos" if there are more (ciento y uno cosas)?

Asked 3 years ago

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Jamie L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Si es que

Hola,

How does the meaning change when es que is preceded by si? For example:

Si es que no podía ni hablar.

Asked 5 years ago

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Brenda T.C1Kwiziq community member

Upside down question mark

Por favor, how do I get and upside down question mark on on my keyboard? I lost half a mark because I could not do this. Sorry for the inconvenience. Brenda True

Asked 6 years ago

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Jonathan B.C1Kwiziq community member

Felipe 11

You say that Felipe was succeeded as king of Spain by his son Carlos. That is incorrect. Carlos was mentally unstable and conspired against his father by supporting the protestants in the Netherlands. He was imprisoned in 1568 and died the following year. Felipe was succeeded by his second son Felipe 111

Asked 6 years ago

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