difficult quiz item, differentiating purpose from originating causeI just missed this question:
¿Viajan ustedes ________ placer? Are you travelling for pleasure?
I chose "para" because I read "for pleasure" as indicating purpose. The endorsed answer is "por"; apparently I'm supposed to read "for pleasure" as an originating cause.
Looking at the examples here, the most relevant would seem to be:
Va a estudiar medicina por seguir la tradición familiar.
She is studying medicine because it's family tradition.
It seems to me, you could also use para here, with a different meaning:
Va a estudiar medicina para seguir la tradición familiar.
She is studying medicine to follow the family tradition.
Here it's pretty easy to tell them apart because they differ in English. With
Are you travelling for pleasure?
... I guess I don't even know what "originating cause" means in this example. It's because you wanted to obtain pleasure, right? That seems to me like a purpose.
If the originating cause were a noun ("amor", "los niños"), or a pre-existing state/action ("ser el primo"), then it's pretty easy to see it's an originating cause as opposed to a purpose. But for a verb that seems to relate to future action, I don't know how I would know.
Any guidance?
The question reads: Nosotros ____________ pocas cosas.” English sentence reads: “We don’t say much.” I put down “no decimos” which was marked wrong for just “decimos”. Not sure why “no” wouldn’t precede “decimos” in this sentence. Please advise. Thanks.
I came across this phrase whilst reading and suspect it means we make a good team? I think it's Cuban Spanish
Es un poco raro, que los moros no son mencionado??
I just missed this question:
¿Viajan ustedes ________ placer? Are you travelling for pleasure?
I chose "para" because I read "for pleasure" as indicating purpose. The endorsed answer is "por"; apparently I'm supposed to read "for pleasure" as an originating cause.
Looking at the examples here, the most relevant would seem to be:
Va a estudiar medicina por seguir la tradición familiar.
She is studying medicine because it's family tradition.
It seems to me, you could also use para here, with a different meaning:
Va a estudiar medicina para seguir la tradición familiar.
She is studying medicine to follow the family tradition.
Here it's pretty easy to tell them apart because they differ in English. With
Are you travelling for pleasure?
... I guess I don't even know what "originating cause" means in this example. It's because you wanted to obtain pleasure, right? That seems to me like a purpose.
If the originating cause were a noun ("amor", "los niños"), or a pre-existing state/action ("ser el primo"), then it's pretty easy to see it's an originating cause as opposed to a purpose. But for a verb that seems to relate to future action, I don't know how I would know.
Any guidance?
Hello, is Espero verle pronto usable in LATAM contexts? or is this only leismo from Spain? Why isn't it Espero verlo pronto
Wouldn't Ellos vienen del cine mean They come from the cinema? It says "They've come"
Hi, I have a question about the grammar of this sentence. I apologize it doesn’t have to do with “aquella.” Just wondering about the use of “estaba.” Why not “estuvo?” For something to be broken is that not permanent? Or is it because it was fixed that it “used to be broken”? Am I over thinking this?
Can "esto" be used as a demonstrative pronoun? For example, esto libro?
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