the concept of "verbs like gustrar"I think that the concept
of "verbs like gustar" might become clearer by seeing a literal
translation as well as the English interpretation/translation.
Is this the correct
sentence construction for "verbs like gustar"?
Indirect Object + verb like gustar + subject ?
Le entristece la mala noticia = The bad news saddens her.
Could
the literal translation be: For her,
the news is saddening OR should
it be To her, the news saddens? Neither really make sense in English! “Her, the
news saddens = The news saddens her” and makes the verb transitive, no? And “her”
becomes the Direct Object “la” instead of the Indirect Object “le”. Can “entristecer”
be used as a transitive verb AND as a “verb like gustar”?
But surely the more correct Spanish would be:
Las malas noticias la entristecen OR la entristecen las malas noticias
Are
both forms acceptable?
How then can I reconcile la in that last version with the le in the lesson version? "La" is a Direct Object while "le" is an
Indirect Object, no?
So, again, can “entristecer” be both transitive and a “verb
like gustar”? OR is either version incorrect?
Phew! HELP?
Could you please explain why "un albornoz" is used when we are talking in plural saying "los modelos". Both of them did not put on the same bath robe to use un albornoz in singular. Thank you
Does “pienso que no” = “no pienso” = “no lo pienso”? Thanks.
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Hola
" de todos aquellos que han tenido el placer de..."Is the "que" that precedes "han tenido" interchangeable with quienes or los cuales here ?
Saludos
Kevin
i read that ir + gerund can be translated as to get to do something.
I do not understand why would getting on to do something be related to the concept of doing something bit by bit, gradually?
Would getting on to do something more like getting ready to do something using estar para, estar por?
Estoy seguro de que cuando abriste esta tienda, no pensaste que llegaría el día en el que un cliente te daría un billete de mil dólares.
Despues de "no pensaba que" o "no pense que". Condicional o imperfecto de subjuntivo?
I think Alfredo got trapped! He only proposed after Susana got pregnant . . .
I think that the concept of "verbs like gustar" might become clearer by seeing a literal translation as well as the English interpretation/translation.
Is this the correct sentence construction for "verbs like gustar"?
Indirect Object + verb like gustar + subject ?
Le entristece la mala noticia = The bad news saddens her.
Could the literal translation be: For her, the news is saddening OR should it be To her, the news saddens? Neither really make sense in English! “Her, the news saddens = The news saddens her” and makes the verb transitive, no? And “her” becomes the Direct Object “la” instead of the Indirect Object “le”. Can “entristecer” be used as a transitive verb AND as a “verb like gustar”?
But surely the more correct Spanish would be:
Las malas noticias la entristecen OR la entristecen las malas noticias
Are both forms acceptable?
How then can I reconcile la in that last version with the le in the lesson version? "La" is a Direct Object while "le" is an Indirect Object, no?
So, again, can “entristecer” be both transitive and a “verb like gustar”? OR is either version incorrect?
Phew! HELP?
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