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Paul E.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Futher definite article lessons

Hi Inma, this is one of the most difficult things for me to grasp, especially in the body of a sentence, please could you put this near the top of your list for new lessons?

JohnB2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributorIncluding the definite article

Hola,

Is there a lesson which develops this theme, and discusses when the definite article is used with the noun in the body of a sentence - and if there are times when this is not the case?

Thanks. John"

Asked 4 years ago

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Bernie N.B2Kwiziq community member

What about tu

Hi I am a bit confused between vuestro and tu for yours. Could I say 'El chico es tu primo'?

Thanks

Asked 5 years ago

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Benhur B.C1Kwiziq community member

Llevan viniendo vs han estado viniendo

Hola,

Would 'han estado viniendo' be an acceptable answer here?

Thanks,

Ben

Asked 3 years ago

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Frankie F.B1Kwiziq community member

Have you heard the news? In English, have you heard is very general. It could be addressed to… you=tú, you=usted, you=vosotros, you=ustedes. The correct answer should reflect all four possibilities.

Asked 4 years ago

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Wenli L.C1Kwiziq community member

What is the difference between "ser difícil de" and "ser díficil"

Hi, Inma

I translated the sentence "it would be very difficult to determine it." into "sería difícil de definirlo", and the correct answer removed the "de".

But when I translated the sentence "that will be hard to forget for tango lovers" into "que será difícil olvidar para los amantes del tango." the correct answer asked me to add a "de" after "difícil".

I'm so confused now.

Saludos

Wenli

Asked 3 years ago

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Emanuel B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Shouldn't the last example be para el examen? isn't the preposition para necessary?

Asked 5 years ago

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Thea R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

tense of Spanish verb

You give:- Ha venido quejandose hasta hoy = He's been complaining until today. Then:- Sospecho que desde aquel dia viene ocultamdome...- he's been hiding...

Same tense in English but different in Spanish. Why, please?

Asked 4 years ago

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J. Y.A2Kwiziq community member

Repetition of direct pronounThe use of repeated pronouns like in "la música la hemos usado ..." always confuses me. Is the extra 'la' here because the object is at the start of the clause, so it would translate literally as: "music, we have always used it ..."?

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John O.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Qué delicioso

Hola Inma,

Cociné esta comida la semana pasada y es aún mejor que se puede imaginar. La combinación de las verduras [pimientos rojas y verdes y tomates] en un caldo de pescado es perfecto para un día frío .... pero no te olvides al menos dos dientes de ajo. Las patatas terminan la textura del plato perfectamente. Tenemos la suerte tener pescaderías excelentes en nuestra región [de Irlanda] así que no es difícil comprar atún fresca.

Para información: El nombre inusual es de "Marmite" [de francés], que es una tipa de cacerola metálica con una tapa. "Marmitako" es lo que se llama en el país vasco. Además, en el oeste de Cantabria este plato se llama "Sorropotún," y en el este y en el centro de la costa, "Marmita." Todo el mundo debería probarlo. Saludos. John

Asked 3 years ago

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D. A.B1Kwiziq community member

"María come poco pan."

Wouldn't that sentence better translate to "Maria eats little bread."?

And "Maria doesn't eat much bread." better translate to "María no come mucho pan."?

Asked 4 years ago

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