Spanish language Q&A Forum

Do the brackets around “a” mean that it can be used at the speaker’s discretion, or its use sometimes or always required? 

Could I have said, “Os animo que vengáis” or “Me han animado comprar un perro” ?

In the quiz question "se les han acabado las camisetas que me gustaban" what job is "les" doing? 

Hola, I see most of the reflective verb examples are habitual sentences, such as "todas las mananas", "todos los dias", 'siempre" etc. Is this usually how a reflective verb would be used? at least in the beginner's context? Gracias

Hola,

Bit confused by the stipulation for this. Is it purely down to the speaker’s discretion as to whether a definitive article is required post ‘de’?

I see examples with and examples without and am confused where the line is.

Gracias,

Hello,
I'd like to pop back to a lower level for a few lessions and quizes, apart from hitting the "test now" button, which immediatelt tests you without the benefit of seeing the lessions, is there an easy way to do this?

Thanks

En la frase, "que si unas almejas", no entiendo porque utilizamos 'si' y no 'son'. 

Can you please elaborate a bit on when the "que" is necessary in "gracias a que"? Is there a reason it's needed for nuestros padres but not for la colaboración? 

Me pregunto ¿si esta estructura se usa en otros países hispanohablantes también? 

Hi, when I took this exercise, I was unsure who was the subject of the third part, as Rocío Jurado had been mentioned in part two, it lead me to belive that part three was talking about him. Is it just me, or could you add a note to say that part three refers back to Gloria?  Thanks

Just a note that, by and large, a literal translation mostly works here as well, although the construction sounds a little English (vs. American) to me. To wit: "They will have gone to bed upon arriving at the hotel because the trip was very long" is perhaps an unusual phrasing in modern conversational (American) English, but certainly not an unintelligible one, and I think it carries the same meaning.