Passives with "estar"During the translation process, these possible answers were displayed:
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The best answer is:
La prosperidad es representada por el buey [> thus, my answer "está representada" was marked wrong]
You could also say:
La prosperidad es representada con el buey,
Or also:
La prosperidad es simbolizada por el buey,
Or also:
La bonanza está representada con el buey,
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It seemed to me that this particular passive construction focussed on the *result* rather than the action, so I used "estar"... It is interesting that you do allow the use of an "estar" passive with "bonanza", but not with the others; (is there therefore something different about the word "bonanza"?)
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However, in the opening sentence: "El año chino es representado cada año con un animal", I think I can see how in this particular sentence we are focussing on the action (rather than the result).
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We discussed this point in the Q&A of Forming the Spanish passive voice with ser + participle (+ por) (passive - simple tenses) - and I mentioned it again in Forming the Spanish passive voice with ser + participle (+ por) (passive - simple tenses)
Hi,
Qu 10
It is good that you read every night..........why does READ have to be in the subjuntive
In sentence 1 why is the verb "dar" which I thought means to give used instead of "ir"?
In sentence 2 I see Cuenco means basin. Is it being used to somehow mean since a young age?
In sentence 2, "19" is spoken with an "f" sound in it when I was expecting a "c" sound. . Is it a dialect, am I hearing it wrong, or am I wrong that 19 is "dieinueve"?
Thanks.
Somehow I haven’t seen the verbs “derrapar” and “pisar” before. It’s great that you’re choosing verbs that expand our vocabulary. Keep up the good work.
My confusion is that when I read 'le habían gustado' I think this was in the past, whereas she still very much likes dolphins and hence is going to have her dream fulfilled tomorrow'. Thanks
Usted está pálido.You are pale.
Hi, i’m confused about jugaron here. Why not jugaban? We don’t know when the playing stopped. Thanks a lot. Shirley.
In "solucionar," I wonder if "to resolve" or "to solve" would be a closer translation than "to fix."
Couldn’t “decorate it for yourself” also be a correct choice if the implied pronoun/antecedent is “usted?”
I can’t see why “usted” wouldn’t be as valid as “él/ella/ellos/ellas” for this construction.
Hola Inma,
why the personal "a" is omitted here? - representar a las mujeres
Saludos
Ελισάβετ
During the translation process, these possible answers were displayed:
>
The best answer is:
La prosperidad es representada por el buey [> thus, my answer "está representada" was marked wrong]
You could also say:
La prosperidad es representada con el buey,
Or also:
La prosperidad es simbolizada por el buey,
Or also:
La bonanza está representada con el buey,
- . - . - . -
It seemed to me that this particular passive construction focussed on the *result* rather than the action, so I used "estar"... It is interesting that you do allow the use of an "estar" passive with "bonanza", but not with the others; (is there therefore something different about the word "bonanza"?)
- . - . - . -
However, in the opening sentence: "El año chino es representado cada año con un animal", I think I can see how in this particular sentence we are focussing on the action (rather than the result).
- . - . - . -
We discussed this point in the Q&A of Forming the Spanish passive voice with ser + participle (+ por) (passive - simple tenses) - and I mentioned it again in Forming the Spanish passive voice with ser + participle (+ por) (passive - simple tenses)
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