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Lalia A.B1KwizIQ community member

Subject verb agreement

Greetings, I have a question about the sentence “Mientras, los otros niños hacíamos una fila…” If the subject is los otros niños, should the verbs in this sentence be conjugated in the third person plural? Hacían? Entraban? There is no indication that the narrator is including himself in the group of kids waiting in line. Please help me understand. Thank you.

Asked 3 years ago

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David L.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Language to express 'Those who'

In this text, 'those who' is translated in two different ways.. are they sinónimos?

quienes osaban visitarlo podían susurrar sus anhelos

Aquellos que se adentraban en la oscuridad del bosque

I used 'los que'. Is that always wrong?

Gracias

Asked 2 years ago

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Michael T.C1KwizIQ community member

sentado/a(s) = seated; tumbado/a(s) = laid?

Would it be helpful to explain this way?

sentado/a(s) = seated; tumbado/a(s) = laid?

Asked 5 years ago

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Marcos G.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

Just wondering about a translation

The translation of:

Voy a mandar hacer un vestido

is given as:

I am having a dress made

I would have thought it to be:

I'm going to have a dress made

Why is it not the latter?

Thanks.

Asked 4 years ago

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Kimberly W.A1KwizIQ community member

Use of vestirEllos se ________ con ropa de marca. They wear branded clothes.(HINT: Conjugate "vestir" in El Presente)
I understand that “vestir” needs to be used because it is a transitive verb requiring a direct object, but why is “se” used which I believe would indicate that it is a reflexive verb?

Asked 1 year ago

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steven s.C1KwizIQ community member

lo mismo vs quizas

One of the examples given is: "Nadie responde...lo mismo el restaurante ha cerrado." Can you say the same thing and exchange "lo mismo" for "quizas": "Nadie responde...quizas el restaurante haya cerrado."?

Asked 2 years ago

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Pati E.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Accent placement

I believe the accent on "ecónomica" is incorrect. Shouldn't it be "económica"? Also, in many of these exercises it is very difficult to discern when a sentence ends versus when there is a pause based on voice tone.

Pati Ecuamiga

Asked 4 years ago

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Al R.A1KwizIQ community member

Latin Am vs. Spanish

I selected Latin American Spanish but to my ear this listening exercise uses a Spanish accent -- or is it Argentinian? "preciosa" for example is pronounced "prefiotha" but that is not how I've heard it in Ecuador. Or are the listening exercises not tailored to the selection of Latin Am vs. Spain?

Asked 4 years ago

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steven s.C1KwizIQ community member

confusing lesson

I don't understand what the following excerpt from the lesson is supposed to mean:

Es + bueno [adjective]
Está + bien [adverb]

Can you please clarify what this means in prose rather than abreviated notation?

Asked 2 years ago

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Lynett M.A0KwizIQ community member

que es tu punto de vista de la escuela online?Creo que es muy malo porque siento que la gente necesita al maestro en persona para ayudarlos con su trabajo.

Asked 4 years ago