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John O.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

Aburrirse - CansarseHola Inma, Two questions: 1. I used "mientras estamos ocupados" for "while we are busy," and was marked incorrect. I may have misread it but the relevant lesson says that "mientras" is used with the present indicative to express "while," and that "mientras que (and mientras)," mean "as long as" in which case both would be followed by the subjunctive. In the Tip on the page it says that while is translated as mientras + El Presente. Is the english translation of 'while we are busy' incorrect in this exercise or is this an error - or is there some distinction I have missed? 2. Would cansarse be an acceptable alternative to aburrirse to describe "get bored." Saludos John

Asked 6 years ago

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Remy D.B2KwizIQ community member

Adjective endings

I'm confused about the difference between e and a endings. Another lesson said they are invariable. So in this test I put antigua but the answer was antiguo. Why isn't antigua invariable? What am I missing?

Asked 5 years ago

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ANSHU P.A2KwizIQ community member

Qué vs Cuál

When do you use qué and when Cuál?

As per what I understood qué translates to what whereas Cuál translates to what or which.

Then , in the starting line, why can't it be Cuál... as in "Which (food) do you like...?"

Asked 5 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 5 years ago

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Shirley S.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

No he quedado means i have not met or i didn’t meet. The correct answer is in the present tense, i am not meeting anyone. Wrong tense?

Asked 5 years ago

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Pati E.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Missing "estar form" and "que"?

I am very confused by the English translation of the sentence "Os veo bastante triste." ("I can see that you are quite sad"). It seems to me quite a few words are missing in the Spanish. Can one also say, "Puedo ver que estáis bastante triste." Please help. I find that I am often confused as to when "que" must be used. And in this particular case, I'm also confused about the verbs.

Saludos,

Pati E.

Asked 5 years ago

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A. B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

No porque is followed by the subjuntive

According to the Cervantes Institute "no porque" must be followed by the subjunctive. Not sure where you guys get that you can use indicative.

Asked 4 years ago

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Graeme R.B2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Consistir en vs estar formado por/estar hecho de

In the writing challenge we are asked to translate: "The Spanish guitar has 6 strings and consists of a wooden box, a neck and a fretboard". Kwiziq's answer is given as "La guitarra española tiene 6 cuerdas y está formada por una caja de madera, un mástil y un diapasón" and "está hecha de una caja..." is given as an alternative answer.

I used consistir en instead of estar formada por or está hecha de. However, if the sentence had been "The Spanish guitar is made of..." I'm pretty sure I would have gone with está hecha de.

So, is my answer wrong? Or, could my answer be considered a third alternative? And could you explain the differences between the two forms, consistir en and estar formado por/estar hecha de, and in what contexts I might use one in preference to another.

Saludos

Asked 6 years ago

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