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?
In the text above, it says, 'no parará de reír.'
But in the exercise it was corrected to 'reirse'
Which is correct?
Many years ago in a Mexican Spanish school I was taught that in a sentence like. No creo que Susana venga/haya venido hoy only those 2 options are correct. The imperfect and pluperfect subjunctive are only used if the verb in the main clause is in a past tense. There seems to be disagreement on this topic. What does RAE say? Is there regional variation on this topic?
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?
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
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Also, would "va a darte" also be correct?
really are the subjunctive cases all that important to the idea of the narrative? the tense does not matter. the thought she is processing is entirely subjunctive
and accumulative: both backward, present and forward looking. She faces a complicated decision and does not take it lightly so she considers the established
track record of the relationship, family and social pressures to marry, and whether this situation meets her needs.
Hola Inma,
my answer was: no te olvides de que la mejor mezcla es ...
but the "de" was marked wrong and deleted.
According to the lesson, when using the reflexive form olvidarse, we need to use the preposition "de". Does this not apply when it comes to imperative?
Muchas gracias
Ελισάβετ
We need to be careful while translating a very single word. About the word "cayos", if we put it in Google Translate, the translation is "key". But in context, it has a different meaning. So, there is no mistake in the word "cayos" in the text. It's a small island.
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