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Doug B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

2 clarification questions re ya sea/ya fuera

Using the example from above:

Tenía que conseguir cualquier trabajo, ya fuera de día o de noche.

I had to get a job, either a day job or a night job.

1) can it be used with MORE than 2 choices?

ex: "I had to get a job, either a day job, a night job, or a part-time job."

and

2) Not sure how ask gramatically... could it also be used in just 1 phrase?ex: "I had to get either a day job or a night job."

Thanks

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Ελισάβετ Α.C1KwizIQ community member

Salvador Dalí era un pintorHola,

could you, please, explain why not fue un pintor? The action is completed, ya que está muerto.

Saludos

Ελισάβετ

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R Z.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Quiz question

"Suelo ir al gimnasio todos los días, ________ soy socio.

I usually go to the gym every day because I am a member."

One of the options here was "por". Is there a reason that would not be correct? It seems like "por" "que" and "porque" all mean pretty much the same thing.

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Paul E.B2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Phrase for today.

Hello, I haven't seen the phrase "Hoy en día" before, is this common usage and when is it most useful to use rather than just Hoy.

Thanks

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Wylie Y.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Percentage doesn't change

I am having the exact same problem on the quiz/test item for this lesson as Linda is having. The percentage does not rise above 93.7.

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Brandon B.KwizIQ community member

Ser and estar

My husband is from Costa Rica

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Elsig G.A2KwizIQ community member

Podemos utilizar varias formas... no hay sólo una.

Es lo mismo igual que/ tan como, se asemejan y se pueden utilizar.

Tan rojas como las cerezas/ rojas igualnque las cerezas, es el mismo significado, e. El mismo tiempo.

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Elsig G.A2KwizIQ community member

VERBOS QUE SON SINÓNIMOS

También está correcto la contestación: "Yo estoy", pues viene del verbo estar. Además los verbos: estar, llegar y regresar son sinónimos. Volver (vuelvo), estar(estoy), llegar(llego). Entiendo que las dos premisas son correctas, tanto la que utilizas como la que utilicé en el contexto.

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Caroline T.A0KwizIQ community member

Desde cuándo?

Is it correct to say, 'Desde cuándo haces tal cosa?'. For example, 'Desde cuándo tocas el piano?', to elicit the answer, 'desde mi infancia'.

Thanks in advance.

Carrie

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Graeme R.B2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

When encontrarse = 'located' is it reflexive or passive se?

The example 'Sierra Nevada se encuentra en la provincia de Granada.' seems to me to suggest passive 'se' rather than reflexive. Perhaps because I tend to translate it as 'is found' (passive). Is that an accurate translation?

Also, I've got in the habit of using the Latin American ubicar and estar ubicado. Are these considered incorrect in Spain?

Saludos

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