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R. A.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

When is para NOT used before an infinitive?

Why are these two sentences different? One uses "para comprar" and the other just "comprar." I want to understand the rule that allows you to omit "para" before an infinitive.

1. Le costó 5 dólares comprarlo de nuevo.

2. Él necesita 5 dólares para comprarlo.

Asked 3 years ago

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Daria D.B1Kwiziq community member

¿Por qué se usa "la"?

Hola,

¿Por qué se usa "la" aquí en esta frase, se refiere a doña Berta? ¿Por qué "la" en vez de "le"?

"Espere, doña Berta. Yo la ayudo con las bolsas."

¡Muchas gracias!

Asked 3 years ago

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Graeme R.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Además, Ken Follet la usó

In the test, we are asked to translate 'Also, Ken Follet used it (to write his literary works)'. At first, I translated it as 'Ken Follet la usa', but then I noticed I was being specifically asked to construct a sentence using 'se'. Assuming a passive sentence was required, I put 'Además, se usó por Ken Follet', but was corrected with 'Además, Ken Follet la usó'. Surely, there is something not quite right here?

Asked 6 years ago

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Shirley S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Sospechar for “to know”¡________ de nuestros encuentros! I wonder what your husband would think if he knew of our encounters!Si tu marido sospechara. Hola, I can’t find a dictionary with sospechar meaning to know. Should the verb be saber? Muchas gracias, Shirley.

Asked 2 years ago

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Ashlyn T.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

también and además

hi, in this story, there is a part that uses también as also.

can i use además instead? but it was mark as wrong.

Asked 3 years ago

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Jamie N.C1Kwiziq community member

Punto gramatical pequeño

En la frase, "que si unas almejas", no entiendo porque utilizamos 'si' y no 'son'.

Asked 5 years ago

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Jack R.A1Kwiziq community member

Understanding how to say nationalities properlyA sentence on a recent test: “Nosotras vivimos en Dublín pero somos _______.” English sentence: We live in Dublin but we are Portuguese.”. I provided the masculine form “Portugueses” which was marked wrong for the feminine form “Portuguesas.” I’m not sure why the feminine form is use here. Thanks

Asked 5 years ago

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A. B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Lesson and quiz differ

In the lesson it says convertirse en and hacerse can both be used to talk about a career change with the former indicating a more drastic change. However in the quiz both answers are listed (for a sentence about a career change) but only hacerse is marked as being correct.

Asked 3 years ago

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JonathanK X.C1Kwiziq community member

Isabel y Juan irán de vacaciones ________ el puenteIsabel y Juan irán de vacaciones ________ el puente.

The bot wants “para.” I can see how “para” works if the intention is to say they’ve scheduled their vacation to start at that time. But that’s not the intention that I get from the context. It seems more like this upcoming “puente” is a time period during which they’ll be on vacation and “por” is appropriate.

Asked 5 years ago

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