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Helpful maybe to think of salvo que, a no ser que, a menos que (and sin que) followed by subjunctive as implying a NOT. A conditional : Unless = If not.
There has to be some loose English equivalent of this mood. The best I can think of:
“He will be so daring!”
even if it’s very archaic. Even then “would” would be much more acceptable. Any ideas?
Since The main differences between ser and estar include that ser is used for permanent qualities, like your name, your place of origin, and your physical appearance, while estar is used to talk about temporary situations, such as how you’re feeling right now or your location.
So why is SER used in this sentence: Tú eras muy bueno. - the person that you are talking to is not always good so it is not a permant state.
Ditto in the following sentence. You are not always rich so why use SER in the following: Vosotros erais ricos.
Sure "agua"means "water" but I think in this case the singer was saying "Look out now!" as a heads up for the band rhythm solo . . .
Yo pienso que nunca alcanzaré el porciento de 100% en la nivel a1. Con solo una error pierdo veinte puntos. Necesitaba 4 horas a lograr la diamante aunque sólo tuve los más triviales errores en a1.
Here in Mexico it is common to say “cervesa bien fría”. (Just to reinforce what you Mentioned about Latin American usage).
Hi,
The link to the above takes you to a page with the sub-heading 'Spanish Present Perfect'.
I thought 'preterite' was always related to the past as it says in the text on that page. So, why is it present perfect in Spanish?
Thanks.
Colin
I notice all the caer examples used reflexive pronouns except the following example :
El árbol cae encima de la casa.
The information indicates that reflexive pronouns are generally used with caer, so I'm wondering if the above sentence also correct as follows:
El árbol se cae encima de la case.
Regards,
Ecuamiga
My husband is from Costa Rica
Are anda and vaya interchangeable when used to express surprise?
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