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Rosemary H.A2KwizIQ community member

De versus sobre

I don't understand how to determine when to use "de" versus "sobre" for the word "about". Las chicas están hablando de mí >> about --> de

Yo soy honesto. No puedo decir lo mismo sobre ti. >> about -->sobre

Thank you.

Asked 3 years ago

George C.C1KwizIQ community member

Todos vs cadaWhy can't

"I am going to answer all the questions"

be translated as
"Voy a responder todas las respuestas"

Is there a subtle difference between todas las x and cada x that I am missing?

Asked 5 years ago

allison h.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

no deberías nunca salir con ellaThis is a strange example and not covered in the explanation. When is it customary to insert a word between two verbs? When else can this occur?

Asked 8 years ago

Rod A.C1KwizIQ community member

Mis manos vs las manos

"Yo sumerjo mis manos en el agua." Why is it "mis manos" rather than "las manos"? Thanks.

Asked 5 years ago

Gail G.C1KwizIQ community member

Should the lesson say se comes before 3rd person singular and plural verbs? The lesson says that when using se the verb is conjugated in the 3rd person singular, yet in the quiz, the verb bailar was conjugated as bailan. Does this mean the lesson should say 3rd person singular and plural?

Asked 8 years ago

Sebastian S.A0KwizIQ community member

Yo Tengo / TEngo

What is the point of having a yo before the tengo. Cant you just put the Tengo.

Asked 1 year ago

Catriona T.B2KwizIQ community member

Placement of pronounsI'm getting confused. This lesson tells us pronouns can go before the conjugated verb or after the verb, attached to it, except with imperatives it must be the latter. I seem to remember a situation in which they must go before the verb but can't remember what it is.

Asked 8 years ago

Nicole P.B1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

the subjunctive vs the future

Hello,

I was just wondering about this today, how to tell when to use the subjunctive or the future. Both have this element of uncertainly - to a certain degree - haven't happened as yet and both deal with maybes, etc. The future is never really set in stone.

For example : I will go out when the sun shines. I think that in Spanish this could be said in either future or subjunctive, i.e.:

Saldré cuando brille el sol.

Saldré cuando brillará el sol.

Can you help me better understand this.

Thank you.

Nicole

Asked 4 years ago

Garry M.B1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

a ti TE gusta, no?

a ti TE gusta, NO?

Asked 7 years ago

Sherry M.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Definite article in dates?

In the A0 lesson "Expressing dates in Spanish" the definite article is used: "El 7 de febrero de 1986", but in this lesson it isn't: "Hoy es 25 de septiembre". Is the definite article only used when the date isn't preceded by "ser"?

Asked 7 years ago

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