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E. O.C1Kwiziq community member

Haber de + infinitive instead?

Hi there! One of the quizzes asks for the correct phrase in the following sentence:

Las aceitunas ________ en septiembre. (The olives must be harvested in September.)

Would it not be possible to use "han de recolectar" here instead of "deben ser recolectadas"?

Asked 4 years ago

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Marc B.C1Kwiziq community member

Una/un altitude

Isn’t it correct to use either un altitud as well as una altitud because even though altitud is feminine, it starts with a stressed ‘a’?

Asked 3 years ago

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Garry M.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

This article has left me very confused . . .

I can see how "lugar" might be used to signify: taking "place" (tener lugar) but surely the intent is that the occasion will "occur" rather than being placed somewhere? Would not "ocurrir" be a better verb? Esto ocurrirá entre . . . and why "esta" instead of "esto" or even "este"? It is an "evento", no?

And "habrá lugar para nuevos creadores"? It's as though "lugar" is being used as an easy substitute for better word choices.

What is IFEMA?

I believe that "escaparate" is like a "vitrina" which is an object, whereas the event, as a "highlight", might be considered to be "el último en moda" or "gran destacado de la moda española".

I feel as though I'm missing the point somehow. Nevertheless, it's a thought-provoking article for vocabulary.

Asked 2 years ago

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Per Ivar D.A2Kwiziq community member

Porque «..era (imperfect) un caballero medieval» pero «Fue (pretérito) un héroe nacional..”

Asked 5 years ago

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Dawn S.C1Kwiziq community member

When I find my car keys

Hola 😊

I translated the above as Cuando me encuentre las llaves. I was marked wrong, the answer is said to lack the "me". I think without the "me" they could be anybody's keys. Am I wrong?

Asked 2 years ago

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Bri J.C1Kwiziq community member

Saving to a notebook?

Is there a way to save these lists to a notebook? This website is perfect otherwise. Thanks!

Asked 3 years ago

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BARRY S.C1Kwiziq community member

ENCONTRARSE- EXPLICAR MAS.

Dicha ejemplo, eso es, " Nos costo mucho" = It was difficult, la significa del verbo COSTARSE en este contexto = i find it hard to/ difficult to in the sense of speaking to someone...... Esta razon.

BARRY.

Asked 5 years ago

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Brandon B.Kwiziq community member

Ser and estar

My husband is from Costa Rica

Asked 5 years ago

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Shirley S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Pasado is missingHice mis deberes tanto ayer como el lunes. I did my homework both yesterday and last Monday.Hi, is pasado needed here for “last” (monday): as in “el lunes pasado”. Gracias, Shirley.

Asked 3 years ago

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