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Kylie E.C1Kwiziq community member

Holidays not holiday - expressed as plural in some English speaking countries

Hi

I would say "I'm going on holidays" plural in English. It might be regional, I'm Australian and have lived in London for 20 years. I think it could be used singular or plural.

I've been a bit confused because I would put it the same way as in Spanish. I've got a lot wrong thinking it was different. Could It be explained some non-US English call it holidays plural too. Are there any others that found this confusing?

Asked 3 years ago

Andrew H.A2Kwiziq community member

Unexpained les in normal sentence structure3Les _________ que prueben un vino Ribera de Duero. We recommend that you try a Ribera de Duero wine.(HINT: Conjugate "recomendar" in El Presente)Question:When I saw the "les", I had thought that recomendar might have been an inverted verb (like gustar)..... but.... apparently not.So..... why is there a "les"??? Transitive verbs require a direct object pronoun..... but.... les is an indirect object pronoun!recomiendorecomendorecomindorecomendamos

Asked 4 years ago

steve p.A2Kwiziq community member

The example has hay with foggy but esta with sunny. I don’t understand

Asked 5 years ago

Annie c.B2Kwiziq community member

demasiada vs demasiadas agreeing in gender and number

Miguel tiene una novia y tu tienes

demasiada ( incorrect answer). The correct answer is demasiadas

Miguel has one girlfriend and you have too many.

Una novia is singular so why is my answer demasiada wrong.

Asked 3 years ago

Marsha C.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

He visto que unos diccionarios no usan el acento y unos lo hacen.

Asked 5 years ago

James G.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

It would be nice if the system would record…Hello guys and gals.

It would be nice if the system would record my performance in the, quizzes under the Spanish practice menu under the tools menu

Asked 5 years ago

Ole M.A1Kwiziq community member

gustar - form of the verb

If you translate "gustar" with "please" it becomes much easier to understand:

Le gustan mujeres: him please women - women please him - he likes women

It's not a question, it's a way to understand that - in this case - mujeres is the subject and decides the form of the verb

Asked 5 years ago

Cristina J.A2Kwiziq community member

other meaning of mientras mientras= as

as he gets older, he gets more attractive

Asked 5 years ago

Patricia T.A2Kwiziq community member

Ustedes form of venir

I answered the question with the plural they form vienen and you marked it wrong and it wasn't wrong

Asked 4 years ago

Elizabeth C.A2Kwiziq community member

i am having problems vs i am dying of thirst (both questions in el presente)

two different answers, i think...

i am having problems... estoy teniendo

i am dying of thirst... muero por que no estoy muriendo de sed???

elizabeth

Asked 5 years ago

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