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H. L.C1Kwiziq community member

Españoles en el mundo

This show is called "Españoles en el mundo" not "Españoles por el mundo": https://www.rtve.es/alacarta/videos/espanoles-en-el-mundo/ It's one of my favorite shows in Spanish. Thank you for featuring it Kwiziq team!

Asked 4 years ago

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Jean F.B2Kwiziq community member

Conjugate verbs in El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de SubjuntivoParece como si hubieses tenido una pelea con alguien.It looks as if you have had a fight with someone.
This is in the lesson plan. But according to a chart in a textbook I have, if the verb in the main clause is in the present (parece), then the dependent clause would be imperfect subjunctive or present perfect subjunctive. So the correct Spanish for what is written in English above would be "Parece como si hayas tenido una pelea con alguien." And the correct English translation for the Spanish sentence in the lesson would be, "It looks as if you had had a fight with someone," which is not a normal expression. The Spanish should be "Parecia como si hubieras tenido ..." Please advise if I am incorrect and why. Thanks so much.

Asked 4 years ago

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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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Doug S.A2Kwiziq community member

It sounds like "todas las nacionalidades" as opposed to la

Asked 6 years ago

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ANDREW G.C1Kwiziq community member

Algo que vs algo de vs algo para

“Tiene algo que declarar/hacer” but “Tiene algo de comer” or sometimes “Tiene algo para comer.” How does one know which one to use when?

Asked 2 years ago

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Edward R.C1Kwiziq community member

que vs qué

Dear Kwizteam,

I find it weird that the 'que' here is not 'qué'. In all of the other sentences where the word is used in exclamations or questions, it needs tilde. However, here, it does not. Could you comment?

Regards.

Asked 4 years ago

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Marcos G.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Simple memory trick

Interesting lesson!

I noticed a simple memory trick: use dónde with verbs, donde with nouns.

That is:

[verb] + dónde

[noun] + donde

Cheers!

Asked 6 years ago

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Emanuel B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

por qué usaste ser con soltera? Hay una lección en Kwiziq que dice que tenemos que usar estar en este caso? Gracias.

Asked 4 years ago

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Pati E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

English explanation

Please correct the English in these (and other) exercises. Native speakers of English would not say something is "different to". We say, it is "different from".

E.g., English is different from Spanish in that we use the apostrophe to show the possessive

Asked 5 years ago

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Shirley S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why Imperfect subjunctive?Ojalá yo ________ un hijo a los 33 años. I hope I have a son by the time I'm 33.(HINT: Conjugate "tener" in El Imperfecto de Subjuntivo)For “Have a son”, why not use subjunctive? Doesn’t Imp subj mean HAD a son?Thanks

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