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Emanuel B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor
Dejar and parar

Can we use parar synonymously as dejar or are these terms used in different contexts?

Asked 7 years ago
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Christian P.B2KwizIQ community member
Tras vs detrás

Que tal,

How interchangeable are tras and detrás? Is one preferred over another, and if so, does it vary by country or age or context?

I'm think about basic use meaning 'behind,' such as "El niño se escondía tras (detrás) las cortinas."

Thanks!

Asked 5 years ago
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Alexander M.A2KwizIQ community member
What about the ¨-yendo¨ ending? Am I wrong, when I was studying Spanish in high school, I clearly remember there being -yendo so there are not so many vowels next to each other. Caer -- Cayendo / Creer -- Creyendo / Leer -- Leyendo and so on and so forth. Is that not correct?
Asked 8 years ago
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Mags M.A2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor
Singular or plural?In a question La policía (persguir) los.... I wasn't sure whether to put the verb in the Singular or plural. The answer is in the singular. Are there other cases where the singular is used for a group too?
Asked 8 years ago
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E. L.B2KwizIQ community member
Disfrutar y disfrutar de

Please could you explain the use of disfrutar and disfrutar de, in sentences eg. is it correct to say: las personas que me disfrutan son mis mejores amigos.



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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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Cathy L.A1KwizIQ community member
mucho/muchasLina sonríe ________.Lina smiles a lot.
I thought the answer were plural, muchas for feminine. However, the answer is mucho. May I know what is the reason. 
Asked 6 years ago
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Nicole P.B1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor
Use of estar

Hola Inma, - hopefully you will be seeing this or it can be forwarded to you :)  

 

I was glad to hear your voice.  Hope you and yours are well and the team are all well. 

1) I was interested in finding out why the author chose to use the verb "estar" instead of "ser" for

"It's delicious" regarding "harira" It seems to me this would always be "delicious"!  

(1-1: I wish I could copy/paste here, but for some reason can't.  Is there a way I could do that?

Also I like to keep track of my lessons and errors and notes etc.)

Gracias,

Nicole

Asked 6 years ago
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John O.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor
Usine Creer as a question

Hola,

Can I check my understanding of one of the questions I completed please. The question was ¿Crees que es bueno que Juan ________? (venga).

I thought that when we use "Creer" [I think / believe] it takes the indicative because it is our opinion / belief, there isn't an element of doubt. My question is, does it take the subjunctive because it is a question about what someone else thinks / believes?

Thanks. John

Asked 6 years ago
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Colin H.A2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor
Meaning of 'sano'

Hi,

In the sentence above, the translation of "... comer sano." is given as '... eat healthily'.  Doesn't 'sano' mean 'healthy' and 'sanamente' mean healthily?

I'm sorry to be so pedantic, but I like to get things right at the start.

Best regards,

Colin

Asked 6 years ago
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