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Larry C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Accent on wrong syllable

should be benéfico

also wrong in the list of vocabulary at the beginning

Asked 5 years ago

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David M.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

A couple of suggested changes in your English original -

Buenas tardes Shui e Inma ...

It might be worth considering ... >> ?

1. > "As many Irish people emigrated to the United States..." [because that corresponds better with the 'emigraron' in your Spanish translation].

2. [Debatable !] > I first wondered whether "Halloween is really an ancient Irish holiday" might have been more helpful to us, rather than saying "... ancestral..."]... In Castillian, 'ancestral' is indeed sometimes used as a synonym for 'antiguo' - but perhaps there is a very slight difference in Englsh? Eventually, however, I could see that the use of the word 'ancestral' in that context was at least pointing us in the right direction.

Asked 5 years ago

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Goo S.A2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

unos y unasTengo unas gafas de sol.I have a pair of sunglasses.Tengo unas zapatos y unos pantalones. Does this mean I have a pair of shoes and pants.Can you give another example please.

Asked 3 years ago

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Shirley S.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Meaning of habermeHola, I’m confused about haberme in: Después de haberme gastado una pasta in the “I failed” dictation. What would the meaning be with Después de haber gastado? What does haberme emphasize, I (me), or spending a lot? Muchas gracias, Shirley.

Asked 2 years ago

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Barbara L.B2KwizIQ community member

Why is poder not in the subjunctive?no sabemos qué puede pasar mañana.

Asked 3 years ago

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Nicole P.B1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

RE: Chupachups (B2) Spanish writing exercise

Sentence: and about 800 lollipops were produced a day.

Kwizbot: y se producían unos 800 chupachups al día.

Is there any other way this sentence could be constructed, and if so, what, and if not, why not? And what are the rules pertaining to this.

I know that Spanish is pretty flexible, where I get tangled up, is where it’s not flexible in sentence structure. i.e. what things are “verboten”? Thank you, I appreciate any help in this area.

Asked 6 years ago

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Maxi A.B2KwizIQ community member

some of the translations are not translated: firma, país, apellido

Asked 4 years ago

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Austin C.A2KwizIQ community member

Hacía = error?"si hacía eso, sus compañeros lo mirarían mal" > hiciera, hiciese?

Asked 4 years ago

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Colin H.A2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Conventional conjugation

Hi,

I have read elsewhere that at least some, if not all, of these verbs can be conjugated as normal. Although I am not sure of the circumstances. Is this correct?

I have also seen a list of 100 verbs 'like' gustar. Is this correct.

Gracias y saludos,

Colin

Asked 3 years ago

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Annie c.B2KwizIQ community member

no animals were hurt in thr making of this film.

no animals were in the making of this film. The correct answer i ningún animal. I put ningún animales

Why is it incorrect when the sentence was no animals?

Asked 4 years ago

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